. The fur traders and fur bearing animals. Fur trade; Fur-bearing animals. Desman. 249 THE DESMAN. The Desman (Myogale-moschata), sometimes called the Russian Muskrat, and also the AVuychuchol or Musk Shrew, although it approaches nearer to the Mole in appearance than the Shrews, has comparatively narrow feet that are not specially fitted for digging like those of the great burrowing Inseetivores. It is a peculiar looking little animal about ten inches long, exclusive of the six inch tail. It has no external ears and the eyes are very small. The muzzle is elongated into a small four inch probo
. The fur traders and fur bearing animals. Fur trade; Fur-bearing animals. Desman. 249 THE DESMAN. The Desman (Myogale-moschata), sometimes called the Russian Muskrat, and also the AVuychuchol or Musk Shrew, although it approaches nearer to the Mole in appearance than the Shrews, has comparatively narrow feet that are not specially fitted for digging like those of the great burrowing Inseetivores. It is a peculiar looking little animal about ten inches long, exclusive of the six inch tail. It has no external ears and the eyes are very small. The muzzle is elongated into a small four inch proboscis. Desman. which is constantly in motion. The tail is scaly and flattened at the sides, and makes a powerful swimming organ, and the feet have the five toes fully webbed so the animal is entirely aquatic. It lives in burrows in the banks of the lakes and rivers of its habitat, the entrances to which are beneath the surface of the water. The Desman feeds on insects, leeches and similar food, which it finds in the mud and beneath the stones. There are four genera of the family found in different parts of Europe and Asia, and one in South America; but the type representative of the family Myogalidae is the species described in this article, which is confined to southeastern Europe and western Asia. Like the otter and other aquatic animals, the Desman has an outer coat of long stiff hairs to protect the fine, dense, soft, short under-fur, which is purplish brown on the back, and silvery white on the belly, and is used to some extent for trimmings, glove tops and similar 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 Petersen, Marcus, 1854-. Buffalo, N. Y. , Hammond Press
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