. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. THE WOLVEKINE AND SKUNK 31 The Wolverine, or Carcajou,' is one of the most remarkable animals in North America. It is about the size of a full-grown bull-dog, has a ravenous appetite, great strength, a fierce tem- per, and the combined cunning of many genera- tions of criminals. It is the greatest thief amongst animals, and is such a greedy feeder that it is known to many as the Glutton. It will follow a trapper's "line" of marten traps, for miles, destroy every a
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. THE WOLVEKINE AND SKUNK 31 The Wolverine, or Carcajou,' is one of the most remarkable animals in North America. It is about the size of a full-grown bull-dog, has a ravenous appetite, great strength, a fierce tem- per, and the combined cunning of many genera- tions of criminals. It is the greatest thief amongst animals, and is such a greedy feeder that it is known to many as the Glutton. It will follow a trapper's "line" of marten traps, for miles, destroy every animal it finds in them, the Skunk-Bear, and in Washington the Indians call it the Mountain Devil. It inhabits the northern Cascades and the Rocky Mountain region of the United States as far south as Great Salt Lake, and the whole of arctic and subarctic America to the northern limit of trees. It is especially abundant on the Kuskowim River, Alaska. Its length is 32 x 10 inches. The Skunks form a large group, widely dis- tributed, but all the species, however much they. COMMON SKUNK. devour baits, and sometimes steal the traps also. It breaks open caches, raids cabins, and sys- tematically destroys everything it encounters. It is the only animal living which maliciously and dehberately destroys property, and soils food which it can neither eat nor carry away. It .steals articles which it cannot possibly use, and more than once has been known to strip a cabin of nearly its entire contents. In form this animal resembles a cross between a badger and a bear. In Wyoming it is called ' Gu'lo lus'cus. LITTLE SPOTTED SKUNK. differ in size or color, are arranged in three genera. The Common Skunk,' of which nine species are recognized, is very well known, chiefly be- cause of its powerful odor, its wide distribution, and its very jet-black color, divided on the back by one or two broad bands of white. This type of skunk is practically confined to the United States and Mexico,
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