. A text-book of agricultural zoology. Zoology, Agricultural; Zoology, Economic. 460 MAMMALIA. tuberculate molar on each side of the upper and lower jaws. All the Mustelida; have curious anal glands which emit a strong- smelling odour; these are greatly developed sebaceous glands. Some animals, such as the skunk, have the power of ejecting. A, Plantigrade foot (Bear); (Nicholson.) Fin. 219 —Feet of Cah>'ivora. Pinnigi-ade foot (Seal); i. Digitigrade foot (Lion). the secretion, which is most foul-smelling, some distance over their enemy. The Mnstelidae are of considerable economic importance
. A text-book of agricultural zoology. Zoology, Agricultural; Zoology, Economic. 460 MAMMALIA. tuberculate molar on each side of the upper and lower jaws. All the Mustelida; have curious anal glands which emit a strong- smelling odour; these are greatly developed sebaceous glands. Some animals, such as the skunk, have the power of ejecting. A, Plantigrade foot (Bear); (Nicholson.) Fin. 219 —Feet of Cah>'ivora. Pinnigi-ade foot (Seal); i. Digitigrade foot (Lion). the secretion, which is most foul-smelling, some distance over their enemy. The Mnstelidae are of considerable economic importance, as many of them are most injurious. We may here mention the Polecat {Pidorius fwtidus), the Stoat {P. erminea), the Weasel (P. vult/aris) the Marten (Mmies spJvafica), and the Otter (Liitra vulgaris), as being generally abundant in Britain, and also the Ferret {P. furo), which is said by some to be a native of Africa, but which may have been derived from the polecat. The Weaf:el (P. I'uJffaris) is a small elongate animal about eight inches long with a tail about two inches long. It is brown above and with a white belly. The body is very slender and almost snake-like, the legs very short, and the head somewhat larger than the diameter of the trunk. It has a similar fur. 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 Theobald, Frederick Vincent, 1868-1930. Edinburgh and London, W. Blackwood and Sons
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