. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. .m :iiiii (if enncealitig itself in the baius and outhouses, for tlie purjiose of ^fainiiig to thi' poultry. 'I lie Marten seems to be easily tamed to a certain dcL^ree, but beyond that ])oint its wild instincts are too tirndy rooted for speedy eradication. One of creatures was liiocuivd when y(; by a shoemaker, and remaiiieil with him until it had reached iiiatinity. Ft then escaped from its adopted home, and commenced a serie^sof depredations iiMiouu the fowls which
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. .m :iiiii (if enncealitig itself in the baius and outhouses, for tlie purjiose of ^fainiiig to thi' poultry. 'I lie Marten seems to be easily tamed to a certain dcL^ree, but beyond that ])oint its wild instincts are too tirndy rooted for speedy eradication. One of creatures was liiocuivd when y(; by a shoemaker, and remaiiieil with him until it had reached iiiatinity. Ft then escaped from its adopted home, and commenced a serie^sof depredations iiMiouu the fowls which were kepi by the neij^hbours, retnrnin,^- every niuht, and coucealiiiff itsell in the house. Its destructive enert^ies became so troublesome that it was at last seiUeuc'cd to death by the united voices of those who had sulfered from its depredations, and i^iid the penalty of its many robberies. .Another Marten was captured iu a rather curious manner, it had been dri\eu from il-^ lioiiie, iind, iu order to escape the doys that weiv eliasiue it in hot pursuit, leaped over a |Mvei|iiie, and fell frcuu a of forty or titty feet, wilii(ait meetini-- with anything to break its ImII. It lav on the eroiiml as ii' deinl, and nue of the spectators descesidea the I'litl, and capture(l the Marten. However, it soon eave indiiations of returning' animation, by siaatehin^;- and bitine so lieively that the captor was elad to ])ut it into a bai;-. It soon. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge
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