. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammalia. Mammals; Animal behavior. COMBAT BETWEEN AN OTTER AND A STONE MARTEN. Members of different species of the Martin family sometimes quarrel, and the picture represents an encounte%between an Otter and a Stone Marten which was observed at Beilstein in Swabia. Both these animals are per- sistent hunters of the Water-Kat and it was probably over such a booty that the combat began. The Man who saw the fight approached the animals unnoticed and killed the Otter, which was on top.
. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammalia. Mammals; Animal behavior. COMBAT BETWEEN AN OTTER AND A STONE MARTEN. Members of different species of the Martin family sometimes quarrel, and the picture represents an encounte%between an Otter and a Stone Marten which was observed at Beilstein in Swabia. Both these animals are per- sistent hunters of the Water-Kat and it was probably over such a booty that the combat began. The Man who saw the fight approached the animals unnoticed and killed the Otter, which was on top. with a blow, while the Stone Marten made its escape, although the teeth of the dead animal held a mouthful of Marten-fur. The Marten, however, notwithstanding its inferior bulk and strength, had valiantly borne its part in the fight, as was shown ^>y several severe wounds on the Otter's bod] fiSO. 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 Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884; Pechuel-Loesche, Edward, 1840-1913; Haacke, Wilhelm, 1855-1912; Schmidtlein, Richard. Chicago : Marquis
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