MOUNTAIN BADGER. 
ALLAN BROOKS. 
This badger was originally described from 
Fort Crook, Shasta county, California, but 
it also occurs through the mountains of the 
interior as far North as Southern British 

but unlike them, the badgers do not ascend 
the mountains to timber line. Their food 
consists of these squirrels and many other 
small mammals, as well as insects, fruit, 
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MOUNTAIN BADGER. TAXIDEA AMERICANA NEGLECTA (MEARNS). 
Columbia. The Nanagan district is the only 
locality where I have met it but it is prob- 
ably found locally throughout the semi-arid 
portions of Southern British Columbia. 
Nowhere have I found it numerous; one or 
2 pairs being found at a time in wide 
stretches of country. A stray one occasion- 
ally turns up in unlooked for localities, 
Generally speaking they are found wher- 
ever there are colonies of ground squirrels, 
roots, etc. I do not know the period of 
badger hibernations and was surprised to 
find them traveling about last winter, 
through deep snow, from burrow to bur- 
row, often 4 of a mile apart. This was in 
December and the weather had been uni- 
formly cold. In a trap these badgers fight 
well; more so than any other animal except 
perhaps an otter. The weight of an adult 
badger is about 18 pounds, 
A. Fusser—What would you do if I 
should kiss you? 
Mary McLane—I should scream for help. 
A. Fusser—Why ? 
Don’t you think I 
could do it alone?—Pawtucket Gazette. 
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