454 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



fifliing, by going into the water, and driving trouts and 

 other fifti towards the net — It was remarkable, that the 

 Dogs, though accuftomed to the fport, were fo far from 

 giving it the fmalleft moleftation, that they would not 

 even hunt an Otter whilft it remained with them ; on 

 which account the owner was under the neceffity of dif- 

 pofing of it. 



Notwithftanding the Otter's avidity for fifh, it will not 

 eat it, unlefs it be perfectly frefh. When that cannot be 

 procured, it is fed with milk, or pudding made of oat- 

 meal, &c. 



Otters are found in moft parts of the world, with no 

 great variation. — They are common in Guiana, and fre- 

 quent the rivers and marfhes of that country. They are 

 fometimes feen in great numbers together; and are fo 

 fierce, that it is dangerous to come near them. They 

 live in holes, which they make in the banks of the rivers. 



The Otters of Cayenne are very large, weighing from 

 ninety to one hundred pounds. They frequent the large 

 rivers of that country. Their cry is loud, and maybe 

 heard at a great diftance. They are of a dark brown co- 

 lour. — Their fur is fhorter than that of the Beaver, and 

 very foft. 



The Small Otter, found in Poland and the North 

 of Europe, is much lefs than the common Otter, and of 

 a dufky brov/n colour, Its feet are broad, webbed, and 

 covered with hair. — Its fur is very valuable, being next 

 in beauty to that of the Sable. 



This Otter is found alfo in North-America, where it 

 is called the Minxj frequents the water, and lives on 



