CARNIVORA. 
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cient to drive out the terrified tenants of these re- 
treats, which are caught in purse-nets fixed before 
their holes; or, if they escape this snare, become 
exposed to the attack of men and dogs. By thus 
avoiding Scylla they fall into Charybdis. 
A breed is produced between this animal and 
the polecat, which is much prized for the chase of 
rabbits, rats, &c. 
The females are smaller than the males, breed 
twice a year, and generally produce five at a time. 
