. The animals of North America [microform]. Zoology; Mammals; Zoologie; Mammifères. CHAPTER III. THE RACOON AKD ITS CHARACTERISTICS—THE BADGER, THE WOL- VKRENE, AND THE GLUTTON—THE WEASEL TRIBE—THE SKUNK, THE Fi!4IIK|{, MINK, SABLE, WEASEL-DESCRII'TION OF A SABLE LIISE—THE OTTER AND ITS HABITS. There are few parts of North America, in which the Racoox {Procyon lotor) has not been found. Description.—Head short with fox-like appearance ; ears small; tail long and bushy; muzzle tapering, projecting con- siderably beyond the mouth ; color brownish, with broad black patch across the eyes, margined
. The animals of North America [microform]. Zoology; Mammals; Zoologie; Mammifères. CHAPTER III. THE RACOON AKD ITS CHARACTERISTICS—THE BADGER, THE WOL- VKRENE, AND THE GLUTTON—THE WEASEL TRIBE—THE SKUNK, THE Fi!4IIK|{, MINK, SABLE, WEASEL-DESCRII'TION OF A SABLE LIISE—THE OTTER AND ITS HABITS. There are few parts of North America, in which the Racoox {Procyon lotor) has not been found. Description.—Head short with fox-like appearance ; ears small; tail long and bushy; muzzle tapering, projecting con- siderably beyond the mouth ; color brownish, with broad black patch across the eyes, margined with white ; nocturnal. This animal has been quaintly described as having the limbs of a bear, the body of a badger, the head of a fox, the nose of a dog, the tail of a cat, and sharp claws by means of which it climbs trees like a monkey. This combination may have given rise 1 \. to the expression " a queer '; The circumstance which has procured for it the name lotor is very remarkable ; it is the habit it possesses of plunging its food into water, as if for the purpose of soaking or cleansing it. Some naturalists have supposed it to be not so liberally supplied with salivary glands as most animals, but there is no conclusive proof of. 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 Small, H. Beaumont (Henry Beaumont), 1832-1919. [Montreal? : s. n. ]
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