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THE GLUTTON. 
amicable division of the spoils. If the bird 
cannot find the ratel, it will invite the at¬ 
tention of the passing traveller, and, leading 
him to the nest, will patiently await his 
share of the booty, which is the comb con¬ 
taining the young bees. The colours of the 
ratel are gray upon the back and dark 
brown or black underneath. 
“ The gulo or glutton is a small quadruped, 
found only in high latitudes, as in Canada, 
Sweden and Poland. It is a handsome 
animal, with a head somewhat like a dog’s, 
short, round ears, the body covered with a 
fine, soft fur, generally of a chestnut colour, 
but having a white band on the forehead, 
throat and breast. The fore-feet and part 
of the tail are black, and a deep-brown 
patch covers part of the back and loins. 
The glutton is one of the fiercest animals 
known, and its energy of purpose and 
action are truly wonderful. Possessed of 
the keenest sense of smell, he is able to de¬ 
tect food buried at great depths, and thus 
discovers the caches, or concealed depots 
of provisions, belonging to the hunters. 
When they find one of these caches, they 
labour with wonderful energy and skill to 
