. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. 534 PLANTIGEADE CAENIVOEA. climbers, and more carnivorous. Tliey inhabit the forests of North America, where they live upon eggs and small birds. They are remarkable for then- singular instinct of never eating anything until they have plunged it into water. The Badg'ers (Meles) are likewise plantigrade animals of nocturnal liabits. Their tail is short, and their toes much concealed by the skin of their feet; but they are princi- pally distinguished by a pouch situated under the tail, which furnishes a fatty fetid secretion. The
. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. 534 PLANTIGEADE CAENIVOEA. climbers, and more carnivorous. Tliey inhabit the forests of North America, where they live upon eggs and small birds. They are remarkable for then- singular instinct of never eating anything until they have plunged it into water. The Badg'ers (Meles) are likewise plantigrade animals of nocturnal liabits. Their tail is short, and their toes much concealed by the skin of their feet; but they are princi- pally distinguished by a pouch situated under the tail, which furnishes a fatty fetid secretion. Their fore-claws are very long, enabling them to dig in the earth. The Common Badger {Mdes Europea), found in all the temperate reo-ions of Europe and Asia, lives at the bottom of a tortuous hole obtiquely excavated in the ground, and is about the stature of a middle sized dog. tlip hunting of tliis animal was a. UnT^/. '''?''}:''%f' •\vv. W Fig. 4t;o.—badgek. favourite sport, and it was baited by terrier dogs, against which, its jaws, armed with strong teeth, and its long powerful nails, enabled it advantageously to defend itself. It inflicts deep wounds, and lying on its back, fights with all its claws. The Glutton {Gulo) very much resembles the Badger,but is more carnivorous. It inhabits the Artie regions, has the character of being very cruel, hunts by night, and is said to overcome animals of large size by leaping upon them from a tree. Its name has been derived from exaggerated accounts of the voracity of one species, the Wolve- rine, of iSforth America. It is said not to hybernate during the 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 Jones, Thomas Rymer, 1810-1880. London : Society for Promoting Knowledge
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