. The western world [microform] : picturesque sketches of nature and natural history in northern and Central America. Natural history; Natural history; Sciences naturelles; Sciences naturelles. w 170 THE OTTER. all sorts of fresh-water fish, sucli as trout, perch, eels, and suckers ; and will also devour frogs. Occasionally they may be observed on a rocky islet of some lone stream, resting aftor a banquet, or about to plunge into the water in chase of one of the finny tribe, whieli their keen eyes detect swimming by. They are trapped, in Canada, by steel traps, which are su1> merged close t
. The western world [microform] : picturesque sketches of nature and natural history in northern and Central America. Natural history; Natural history; Sciences naturelles; Sciences naturelles. w 170 THE OTTER. all sorts of fresh-water fish, sucli as trout, perch, eels, and suckers ; and will also devour frogs. Occasionally they may be observed on a rocky islet of some lone stream, resting aftor a banquet, or about to plunge into the water in chase of one of the finny tribe, whieli their keen eyes detect swimming by. They are trapped, in Canada, by steel traps, which are su1> merged close to the bank below their " ; They make a peculiar whistling sound, which the Indian can imitate per- fectly, and thus frequently induces them to approach. Their. OTTEE8 FISHING. skins are manufactured into mufl^s and trimmings and caps, such as are usuaby worn in vdnter by Canadians. An otter, when attacked, will defend itself with desperation, snapping furiously at the Indian, and then shaking its head violently as a dog does when destroying a rat. Their bite is severe—sufficient indeed to snap off a man's finger—and when oncf> its jaws are closed, no power is capable of making it. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kingston, William H. G. , 1814-1880. London : T. Nelson
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