CHAPTER XXI 



WOLVERINE 



The wolverine is principally found in Canada and Alaska, with a few 

 in the northern part of the United States, especially in the Rocky 

 Mountain region. He is a night prowler and preys on the smaller 

 animals, and is known as "The Glutton". Trappers say that it will 

 follow a line of steel traps and will steal the bait and^kill any other 

 animal that it might find caught in the traps and very seldom get 



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 caught itself. One of its principal delights is to raid the caches of 

 the hunter or trapper or raid the cabin and take everything away 

 that it has time to move. It will even carry away pans and kettles 

 and bury them. However, there is no doubt but that many of the 

 stories told about the wolverine are exaggerated, but it is probably 

 the most detested of any of the furbearers on account of its mean 

 tricks. 



When pressed by hunger the wolverine will tackle most anything. 

 It is greater in length of body, but has not the wonderful lightning- 



