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FLESU-EATERS. 



Civets, 



Civets are about the size of the house Cat, and 

 one exception belong to the 

 (31d World. The Civet of 

 Texas and California is of a 

 grayish color, its tail being- 

 white with black rings. It 

 lives upon the trees, is lively 

 and playful, and, though shy, 

 is easily tamed, and some- 

 times kept as a pet. Fig. 46. — Civet. 



Fishers, Martens or Sables, Weasels, Otters, etc. 



These animals have, in most cases, a slender body, 

 and long .soft fur, especially in winter. They are quick 

 in movement, and destructive to other small animals. 



The American Fisher is about the size of a Cat, but 

 with a much more slender body, and is nearly black. 

 The American Sable, or Pine Marten, of the Northern 

 .States and Canada, is much smaller than the Fisher, of 



."American Sable 



a brownish-yellow color, and is celebrated for its beau- 

 tiful and valuable fur, which is generally called the 

 Hudson Bay sable. The fur known as the Russian 

 sable comes from a very similar animal which lives in 

 Siberia. The Pine Marten delights in dense woods, 



