Familiar Life in Field And Forest the Animals Birds Frogs And Salamanders
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On the whole the fisher is most decidedly arboreal ; he spends a great deal of his time exploring the trees for his prey. He is agile and muscular to a degree almost exceeding the ath- letic accomphshments of the cat tribe, and it is said that he can make a descending bound of forty feet, FURRY FRIENDS WITH FINE SKINS. 119 never failing at the end to secure his prey. He is, in fact, the expert climber of the family to which he belongs. In a race with the raccoon the latter's heels are not livel...y enough to save his hide ; the poor coon has not a ghost of a chance. I copy what " He spends a great deal of his time exploring the trees for his prey." Mr. Peter Eeid, of Washington Coimty, New York, has said long years ago on that point : " While hunt- ing early one winter I found the carcass of a freshly killed sheep, and by the tracks around it in the light snow perceived that a fisher had surprised a raccoon at the feast. A hard chase had ensued, the raccoon tacking at full speed to avoid his pursuer, the fisher outrunning and continually confronting his intended 120 FAMILIAR LIFE IN FIELD AND FOREST.
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