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liavc regular places on the weasel bill of fare. Although 

 small animals requiring comparatively little food, weasels 

 are tlie most bloodthirst_v of all animals; their lust for kill- 

 ing leads tlieni invariablv t kill many times what they 

 need. Lithe and powerf ;' i hev enn. if necrssiry. in a 

 few bounds overtake the titfinn' laiibit; tliev are nearly as 

 active in trees, if occasion demands, as are squirrels; they 

 can follow the tortuous course of the tiniest of animals 

 tlirough walls or underground passages; or. and this is the 

 usual manner of hunting, thev can stalk their g'mie and 

 spring upon it unawares. 



WEASEL IN WINTER DRESS 



A little sinuous bodr that jllir.cs it to follov it's prei' tliroiioli n-jlls or 

 atiiiifi under around tiiiiuels. 



It is small wonder that the hand of man is e\ er raised 

 .[gainst them, both because of the value of their fur and 

 bce.iiise of their destructi\c habits. Cruel as thev certain- 



