. Buzzacott's masterpiece;. Hunting; Camping; Trapping. [from old catalog]. 410 COMPLETE TRAPPERS GUIDE THE SKUNK The skunk resembles the badgers in being nearly planti- grade, and having the anterior claws long and adapted for digging. There is a similarity also in the distribution of the colors, the dark shades forming the ground, and the light ones the markings. The hair of the body is long, and still longer on the tail, which being carried erect, has a plume-. like appearance. Some of the species burrow in the ground, and others live in the fissures of rocks, several of them often associat
. Buzzacott's masterpiece;. Hunting; Camping; Trapping. [from old catalog]. 410 COMPLETE TRAPPERS GUIDE THE SKUNK The skunk resembles the badgers in being nearly planti- grade, and having the anterior claws long and adapted for digging. There is a similarity also in the distribution of the colors, the dark shades forming the ground, and the light ones the markings. The hair of the body is long, and still longer on the tail, which being carried erect, has a plume-. like appearance. Some of the species burrow in the ground, and others live in the fissures of rocks, several of them often associating together. They subsist chiefly on birds' eggs, insects, small quadrupeds, and poultry; they also add frogs, mice, and lizards to their bill of fare when opportunity offers. Their size is about that of the badger. They move slowly, and seldom attempt to escape from man by flight. The form is elegant, and the colors, disposed in longitudinal bands, are strikingly contrasted. These circumstances, with the long, flowing hair, would give these animals a beautiful ap- pearance, were not all agreeable associations rendered im- possible by their abominable stench. The great distinction of the genus is the possession of two glands beneath the anus, from which they eject, to a considerable distance, a liquid possessing the revolting odor of the polecat, with a suffocating and overpowering smell of garlic. This is alike to man and animals. Dogs retreat from this abominable. 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 Buzzacott, Francis Henry, 1861- [from old catalog]. Milwaukee, Wis. , McMains & Meyer
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