. Life-histories of northern animals [microform] : an account of the mammals of Manitoba. Mammals; Mammals; Mammifères; Mammifères. Hudsonian Skunk 985 The late W. G. A. Brodie informed me that once, near Toronto, when his dog had discovered a Skunk {putida), the latter availed itself of the first opportunity to rush into the Don River, some fifty yards away. The dog followed and, after a prolonged and partly subaqueous struggle, the Skunk floated up dead and the dog returned to the shore perfumed in the usual way. Similarly Preble relates" of the Keewatin Skunk {mephit- ica): "Whi
. Life-histories of northern animals [microform] : an account of the mammals of Manitoba. Mammals; Mammals; Mammifères; Mammifères. Hudsonian Skunk 985 The late W. G. A. Brodie informed me that once, near Toronto, when his dog had discovered a Skunk {putida), the latter availed itself of the first opportunity to rush into the Don River, some fifty yards away. The dog followed and, after a prolonged and partly subaqueous struggle, the Skunk floated up dead and the dog returned to the shore perfumed in the usual way. Similarly Preble relates" of the Keewatin Skunk {mephit- ica): "While paddling up the channel between Windy and Pine Lakes, on September 12, we saw a Skunk swimming across the stream, a hundred yards in front of our canoe. On seeing us he redoubled his exertions, but we overtook * ⦠⦠him just as he reached the ; It is quite settled now that by far the largest part of the food Skunk's food is grasshoppers, crickets, insects, and Meadow- mice. Ground-squirrels are the next on the bill of fare, with eggs when it can find them. Frogs and crayfish enter largely into the list and snakes provide it an occasional meal. Kenni- cott records" that he knew of a Skunk running Gray-rabbits into their holes and there devouring them. At rare intervals it discovers the hennery and, accustomed to the respect of all the world, enters into possession without a doubt that all this was meant for itself. Eggs and chickens, also hens that happen to be roosting too low, are very much to its taste. Commonly, however, the farmer has the opportunity of executing sum- mary vengeance in the morning, for the Skunk, with its usual effrontery, is frequently found curled up asleep in the nest that it rifled for the midnight feast. The Skunk, then, is insectivorous and carnivorous, indeed nothing of animal nature comes amiss, be it flesh or fish, bug or carrion. But its powers are limited; it is as ill-adapted for ruining down Hares as for catching sa
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