Show tiley SAY HES BRAINY THE THC WOLVERINE reputation human intelligence and sagacity ara r la in tir the ani runt dial Several interesting intes esting 1 wolverine ol verine human intelligence and sagacity arc are more hourly reached rca choti by tho the woh crino erino than by any other animal on tha the globo and it would not bo be difficult to provo prove his its but to place it above tho the olo hunt thant and tho the anthrop anthropoid apos of tho the old world may bo be too bold a stop and w 0 may a content our with w ith claiming for it tho the supremacy among ant rani mn Is indigenous to tho the western heidt P here of tho the almost phenomenal It conness of wit possessed by thin this animal wo we may tato a low instances not tho the wild etorlia of irresponsible hunters hun tors but fully authenticated it la Is ft a common habit of tho the wolverine to spring a I 1 albod trap without being itself caught although no person hue has over succeeded in detecting tho method by which this s A trapper la in tho the far i north finding that tho the bait was stolen from a long lino line ct traps faster than ho he could attend to them resolved to entrap tho the wary thief Dead Doad falls and pit traps were of no avail tho the wol virino tho the forme by methods known only to himself and after dig gingue ging up tho the bait from tho latter ho he filled up tho the pits with stones and rub bleh As a last resort tho the trapper sot act a loaded gun aimed at tho the bait that was fastened to a string connected with tho the trigger any other four footed thief would havo have received in his hido the contents of tho the gun hut but tho the ino ine know a trick worth two of that hia ills tracks in tho the snow afterwards I 1 showed that ho he had examined tho the bait without touching it had then gone around round back of tho he gun and after allor I 1 cutting tho the etring string in several places bad had returned to the bait and can led lea it aft in til ho ile had fairly rood it and that trapper never mil ested him again A another hunter finding tho the string attached to the trigger of ills his trap gun cut by a woh orinc substituted a email small chain for the string the tho animal in attempting to cut tho the chain fired off tho the gun and then carried off tho the bait becoming reckless ho he after ads aurda discharged another trao gun and wad was slightly woun wounded dod enraged by the smarting pain ho he sprung upon tho the gun with teeth and cla 9 toro tore tho the v stock almost to pieces and then dragged the gun half a mile away A hunter had killed a wildcat and being already loaded with as much aa as lie could carry ho he buried the akin skin deep in tho snow and piled tho the hole over with brush leaving tho the carcass exposed near by when ho he returned the next day ho he found tho the carcass gone gono as ho he lad aad expected but the pile of brush looked exactly as ho he had left it feel in certain that ho he would find tho the skin ho he dug down and around for voral veral 5 arda ards but unsuccessfully full seeing tracks of a wolverine about tho the spot ho he followed them to a little cave where io 10 found tho the intact if wo we compare with these tho the record J exploits of other quadrupeds wo we aall hall still find tho the wolverine ahead A log has been known to avash r ash from his aws we the bloody ei evidence of ofa a illing raid mid to spring on a porch to if ift a ivin window dow to cater and ansco ons conco nce himself cosily costly by the fire with an air A artless innocence yet no dog has eer been known to close tho the window behind him if bo he had dono done so it would have been no greater evidence of sagacity than the skill with which a WO iverine fills up a pit after ho he haa has robbed it and piles the brush above it exactly as ho he found it reynard the fox 1 ith all his boasted cunning ha bea never attained this perfection of wit wll tho the wolverine occasionally assumes an attitude atti tade that has nover never been observed in the caso case of any other boast unless it bo the gorilla or chimpanzee when wishing to scan an object care caro hilly tully or to give a searching glance round r him he to an almost croot maltlon and 1 his bjes by 1 ng one of hie his paws above them ending standing in this atti attitude tuda he is almost auman in aspect A detective camera scarcely be aimed at a more tricking tri 11 king object the bright sunlight especially when reflected from enow snow a doubtless I 1 trying to cs that are bitted to see by night almost as well w y day the farca carcajou jou as he ie Is lacu in the far north la Is classed with ie ib epical fur bearing animals the ont A known of which are the otter the adgor the sable salle the ermine ermines tho the blunk tho the weasel and the mink the wolverine Is ts one of the largest of the cup being excelled in size by tho the otter only he ave averages ragas about thirty itched from muzzle to root of uil which laet last member adds twelve inched mr to hi his length he lie is low in stature tta stature ture standing not more tann daht e ija r ten inches high with along a long head bead ard neck and a lithe body endowed endow d with ing and agility the fur is soft and silky the prevailing color blackish brown tho the feet foot and head black blk while a band of reddish brown runs along each aide side of the back buck from the shoulders to the til tall tho carcajou is found in northern maine ia in the white mountains of new A i t or 1 11 hampshire somo sometime time 1 1 tho the adiron dackis and more frequently in tho the rocky mountain mountains of washington idaho and an montana it inhabits tho the whole north om orn bolt belt of forest from fron our oil r own boundary line to tho the arcito regions ile aloie is exceedingly bloodthirsty living for tho the meat port part on animal food freshly fillod by himself hime him olf solf ho ile will however howo vor help hell himself to any moat meat that ie Is not decayed and ho he display diep layn is remarkable romark ablo cunning lu id searching for and carrying off iho the ca ir casses of game that hunten ila hard a killed in making these raids ho he call callig into play not only hta his keen wita wits bu his prodigious strength and I 1 11 la abuce aul 8 tion which of these two i may most admire ono has hass boci boo known to lift tho the end of a log raiq mor than twelve inches in dia diameter moter in order orde to got at a trap sot iu la a bolo hole in frozen froze ground under tho the loy ing another ca cad ried for several miles a t gnp ap wol ghin twelve pounds fastened to its forefoot dragging after it a log chain six f e lone long running on three foot look 0 indoor ing fallen timber through it ic brush and up and down stoop 10 nn ni d rocky hills bills still another has beia be n knon to drag tho the carcass of a afi crown grown doer door a hundred foot to a place of concealment tho the wonderful lighting fighting qualities ot tho the must not bo be passed b h silence lonco Bl in this lino line his record is unrivaled it Is caroly that tho northern wildcat tho the canada lynx gets away from two powerful bounds hounds but I 1 wolverine has been known to whip two ench dogs in short order fightlin li baddar liko on its back and its it tooth so off effectively octis ely that ono one of tho the dof has been disabled for life U umu brou brought ot to bay tho the volve exhibits surprising courage and there them Is ei 0 cry reason to believe that it ie is seldom or never molested by larger beasts of prey proy A wolf alwag alwa a como come off second host best from an encounter with a wolverine a bear could not hope to overtake it while a pa panther rither being biln a natural coward would hardly care to meddle with a champion that can boost boast so formidable on an armory of teeth to sum a up tho the striking ties tics of our little hero wo may claim that ho he has never received tho the meed mood of praise to which ho he ie Is entitled ills strength agility courage In depend once and to crown all his wonderful sagacity so closely allied to human han reason clearly him in the position wo we hove have claimed for him as tho the brainiest of american quadrupeds |