Yosemite nature notes . bout the size ofthat of a half-grown cat. The fox-likeface and the throat patch will separateit from others of the weasel family. Martens are active day or night, sum-mer and winter. Though forest animals,they are found in Yosemite around highcountry rockslides and rocky meadowsin summer. They eat small rodents andsuch birds as they can catch. In winter, when small rodents are un-der deep snow, martens revert to the for-ests. There rhey can travel through thetrees with squirrel-like facility. Othertree-dwellers, such as the chickaree, arethen caught and eaten. Like othe
Yosemite nature notes . bout the size ofthat of a half-grown cat. The fox-likeface and the throat patch will separateit from others of the weasel family. Martens are active day or night, sum-mer and winter. Though forest animals,they are found in Yosemite around highcountry rockslides and rocky meadowsin summer. They eat small rodents andsuch birds as they can catch. In winter, when small rodents are un-der deep snow, martens revert to the for-ests. There rhey can travel through thetrees with squirrel-like facility. Othertree-dwellers, such as the chickaree, arethen caught and eaten. Like others of the weasel family, mar-tens have scent glands, though the odoris more musky. Only skunks can throwtheirs. I believe that the introduction ofsuch scents around the premises of mancauses the mouse population to declinenoticeably. Nowhere common, the fisher is rarein Yosemite. About 3 to 3 \ feet long,it is a blackish brown with a grizzledeffect on the back of the head, shoulders. MAMMALS OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK 91. Photo by Anderson SIERRA PINE MARTEN and along the sides. Often, there is anirregular white spot on the chest. Itranges from the red fir belt on up to thehigher country. Active day or night, summer and win-ter, the fisher is well adapted for gettingprey in trees. It catches squirrels andeven pine martens. It successfully killsporcupines. Other rodents, and, probably, some birds are also taken for food, alongwith occasional vegetable matter. There are few sight records of thesouthern wolverine, but, occasionally,tracks are reported in the Yosemite highcountry. It is terrier-sized, dark brown,with a light band across the forehead,along the sides and across the rump. Theback is notably arched, the tail short and
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