. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. THE rOT^KOAT. .']5.'} II, tlic givy tint H' ll';,'.S, tllil, illld )u the hanks -of its food, whicli T. IllUitillo- tin; ally r()ll(i"('d hv eintli-buriowiu;^, isolvcs and tlicir â oat danger tn lis t(;ad of yicldiiij^r iving been loiij,' Sliulitly i a inorc deuilly IS, and niainlaiiis Icstnictinu. Xoi kens, l)ut attacks niH littlo creatuve 1)0 in till! saiiu! 11 kill every uiie I't (if its victims. it destroys, and slu)\Ud conit! iu g' tliu remainder diit of tlie role- claw
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. THE rOT^KOAT. .']5.'} II, tlic givy tint H' ll';,'.S, tllil, illld )u the hanks -of its food, whicli T. IllUitillo- tin; ally r()ll(i"('d hv eintli-buriowiu;^, isolvcs and tlicir â oat danger tn lis t(;ad of yicldiiij^r iving been loiij,' Sliulitly i a inorc deuilly IS, and niainlaiiis Icstnictinu. Xoi kens, l)ut attacks niH littlo creatuve 1)0 in till! saiiu! 11 kill every uiie I't (if its victims. it destroys, and slu)\Ud conit! iu g' tliu remainder diit of tlie role- claws art! spared I'ally sutlicicntly -u instantancmis d from the veins deprived of life ty (d" a lingerin;,' uirkable lur lliis spicuous than in t lor the Imnid er till eoiitroi (if odonr time to any d liy a s(MT(ti(in el are iw iv tlinn t is insnfVeralily â n, or Foil mart, ion of the saiiic ists as being tlic ong, sharp, n: hat lies next tl ire. The colon' of (he inner t'nr according to tliu d' a dark lniAvn, .'ther ; while the fur of the under portfons are of a much lighter tint, becau.'- e brown hairs are shorter and fewer in number, and permit the soft yellow fnr to aj)) ear. The outer skin, with itH covering of fur, is of some value, and is used for the | ii'imc of clothing as well as of till' nianufacture of luiishes. Indeed, it is sometimes frau(bilently emplnyed in imitation (iftlie true .salde, and is sold under llint title. The Polecat does not restrict to terrestrial game, but also wages war against the inhabitants of rivers and j)onds. Frogs, toads, newts, and fish are among the number of tiie creatures that fall victims to its rapacity. It has been known to take great mnubeis of fings and toads, and to lay them u]i as a living stoit; of food in a corner of its habitation, and to guard against their escape by a bit(> upon the brain of each victim, which produced a kind of jteipetual drowsiness, and prohiliited them from any active
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