ly are, they are not lacking in courage; indeed, I know of 

 no animal that will show as much fight to the last gasp. I 

 have seen several of them killed by dogs but every one of 

 them managed to turn and sink his fangs through the dog's 

 lips. I once "cut" one off from retreat to a stone wall; in- 

 stead of running, it faced me, with ears flattened, eyes blaz- 

 ing and needle-like teeth exposed. When I attempted to 

 touch it with a stick it launched itself straight at me. They 

 are particularly ferocious in summer when they have a fam- 

 ily of little weasels close at hand. 



