. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammals; Animal behavior. THE MARTEN FAMILY-WEASEL GROUP. 157 The Polecat's The Polecat inhabits the temperate Range zone of Europe and Asia and even en- and Habits, croaches a little upon the arctic zone. It is found throughout all Europe except Lapland and northern Russia. In Asia it ranges from the Caspian sea through Tartar)- and Siberia to Kam- chatka. Every locality holding out a promise of food is adapted for its existence and therefore it fre- quents plains as well as mountai
. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammals; Animal behavior. THE MARTEN FAMILY-WEASEL GROUP. 157 The Polecat's The Polecat inhabits the temperate Range zone of Europe and Asia and even en- and Habits, croaches a little upon the arctic zone. It is found throughout all Europe except Lapland and northern Russia. In Asia it ranges from the Caspian sea through Tartar)- and Siberia to Kam- chatka. Every locality holding out a promise of food is adapted for its existence and therefore it fre- quents plains as well as mountains, forests and fields, and is particularly partial to the vicinity of large farms. It takes up its habitation in hollow trees, rocks, old Fox burrows and similar holes which it happens to come across; and, if driven to it, can burrow itself. It establishes itself in fields of high- grown wheat or corn; it also makes its home in fence corners, under bridges, in old walls, the roots of large trees or close hedges; in short, it settles down wherever there is a good chance to do so, but fights shy of work, preferring to let other animals do the digging and burrowing. In winter it shifts its Polecats, and as the result of his labors, concluded that they devoured Frogs and Snakes with great pleasure, never caring for the bites of venomous Snakes and experiencing no discomfort from them. The Polecat Besides feeding on venomous Snakes a Vigilant the Polecat, Marten-fashion, attacks Hunter. every creature it holds to be its inferior in strength. It is a deadly enemy of all Moles, field and house Mice, Rats and Hamsters, Hedgehogs, Chickens and Ducks. Frogs seem to be one of its favorite dainties, for it catches them in great quanti- ties, and keeps them in its burrow by the dozen. When food is scarce it contents itself with Grasshop- pers and Snails. It also goes fishing and lies in wait for fish on the banks of rivers, lakes and ponds, jumps after them into the water, dives and seizes
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