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THE OTTER. 
search of several days, being near the plac® 
where the animal was lost, he called it b/ 
its name, when, to his great joy, it came creep' 
ing to his feet, with every demonstration 
affection and attachment. It is remarkable 
that this man s dogs, though accustomed 
the sport of otter-hunting, were so far fron’ 
molesting this individual, that they would nol 
even hurt any of its species when it was i'' 
their company. 
The otter of Poland, and the more net' 
them countries of Europe, is much smallei" 
than our common otter. Its colour is ^ 
dusky brown ; and its fur is very valuable^ 
being esteemed next in beauty to that of tb^ 
sable. 
In North America, where the otter is calle<^ 
the minx, it is not more than twenty inches i^ 
length ; but its fur, of a dark brown colour^ 
is glossy and beautiful. In some parts of that 
continent, otters are seen at a distance froD^ 
