. Natural history. For the use of schools and families. Zoology. Fig. 42—Badger. 60 tough and its hair is so thick that the bees " might as well sting a barber's ; Its hair is extensively used in making brushes, and the skin is used for holsters and the coverings of traveUng trunks. There is an American Badger somewhat like that of the Old y 98. The Wolverine, or Glutton, Fig. 43, is a native of the Arctic regions of both continents. It has been called the Quadruped Vulture, because it sometimes preys on the dead bodies of animals. It does great damage to the fur trade.
. Natural history. For the use of schools and families. Zoology. Fig. 42—Badger. 60 tough and its hair is so thick that the bees " might as well sting a barber's ; Its hair is extensively used in making brushes, and the skin is used for holsters and the coverings of traveUng trunks. There is an American Badger somewhat like that of the Old y 98. The Wolverine, or Glutton, Fig. 43, is a native of the Arctic regions of both continents. It has been called the Quadruped Vulture, because it sometimes preys on the dead bodies of animals. It does great damage to the fur trade. When it finds the hunter's traps set for the martens, it takes the bait, which is a bit of veni- son or a partridge's head, or, if there be martens in the traps, it tears them in pieces, and buries them here and there in the snow. It is said that the Wolverines do not eat the martens, but the cunning foxes on the watch read- ily scent them out and devour ^ig. 43.— 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 Hooker, Worthington, 1806-1867. New York, Harper & Brothers
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