| 单词 | carcajou |
| 例句 | The wolverine is also known under other fancy names, the most common of which is "carcajou". Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture This animal, which is called wolverene in this country, and carcajou by the Canadians, is about three feet long, and of a dark-brown color. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom Jean repeated, as the troubled face of Beaulieu turned to the old partner he respected, "don' let de carcajou keel you for de grub." The Whelps of the Wolf The Indians call them carcajous, which means "the gluttons." Seeds of Pine The contest ended by the starving Indians travelling a hundred miles from the haunts of that "bad devil—oh—he—bad devil—carcajou!" The Story of the Trapper With an exultant yelp he turned, and 175 the pack swept down upon the prisoner; while the carcajou, bursting with indignation, slipped up the nearest tree. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories The fierce carcajou had wound himself around the tree, ready to dart upon the hunter; but the hunter's eyes were not closed, and the carcajou quivered on the point of my spear. The Indian Princess La Belle Sauvage The wolverine or carcajou is called by the hunters beaver-eater, and somewhat resembles a badger; the skin is soft and handsome. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) A fearful-looking monster he was as he lay stretched before me, and not unlike the carcajou which had killed our ox at the camp, only smaller. The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness The trap experience would have frightened any other animals a week's run from man's tracks; but the wolverine grows bolder, and the trapper knows he will find his snares robbed until carcajou has been killed. The Story of the Trapper The carcajou burrowed down till only the tip of her dingy tail was visible before she found the object of her search. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories We can see the fierce visages of the grizzly bear, of the white buffalo, of the carcajou, of the panther, and the ravenous wolf. The Scalp Hunters The carcajou, or wild cat, is the natural enemy of the elk, which, by the by, has become almost as rare an animal on the western continent as the mastodon or mammoth. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 We could not afford to let the carcajou make a meal of him, as in our log-hauling and other labours he was of great service to us. The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness Several signs tell the trapper that the marauder is the carcajou or wolverine. The Story of the Trapper But the carcajou saw that some one little less cunning than herself had been before her. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories With a view to repair the fault he had committed, he called to him the carcajou, and bade him go up the tree, and release the sun by cutting the snare. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 The carcajou, who cannot endure the water, quits his hold immediately; but, if the water happen to be at too great a distance, he will destroy the elk before he reaches it. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 We picked up the packs and sticking close together moved on—dodging another gray wolf and a coyote, and an animal that looked like a carcajou or wolverine, which snarled at us and wouldn't budge. Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies The French trapper rumbles out some maledictions on le sacr� carcajou. The Story of the Trapper Once assured of his absence, the carcajou devoted all her strength and cunning to making her way into the closed cabin. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories On continuing their work the next day the children brought in word that a wolverine, or carcajou, had visited the log cache; so Meguir set off at once to investigate the story. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure They manage the matter with so much adroitness, that they compel him to go to the place where they have left the carcajou, with whom they afterwards settle about dividing the prey. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 He was himself, Gulo, the wolverine, alias glutton, alias carcajou, alias quick-hatch, alias fjeldfras in the vernacular, or, officially, Gulo luscus. The Way of the Wild She got into all this trouble on our account, and we're riding canoe here slick as carcajou in a pork cache while she pegs along afoot. The Silent Places When he reached the cabin and found that, in spite of all his precautions, the greedy carcajou had outwitted him and broken in, and pillaged his stores, his indignation knew no bounds. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories New tracks marked the snow and showed where the carcajou had dragged it away. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure While this bargain still holds, since the day when ammunition first came into the country no Indian has passed this rocky replica of the carcajou without firing a shot at the face of the cliff. The New North In going through the lowlands of this stream, he met an animal which he thought was a wolf, but which was more likely a wolverine, or carcajou. First Across the Continent The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 He could hunt the bear, the lynx, the carcajou. The Ruling Passion; tales of nature and human nature He knew they were digging at the carcajou’s burrow. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories Indignant at the outrage, the old Dog-rib determined to hunt the carcajou and destroy it. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure But he stood for a minute or two looking down with whimsical respect on the dead form of the carcajou. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories From that day on the wolf-pack cherished a sleepless grudge against the carcajou, and wasted precious hours, from time to time, striving to catch her off her guard. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories At length, as he saw the younger wolf’s struggles growing feebler, he darted in and slashed the carcajou frightfully across the loins. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories The carcajou, equally interested but not terrified, stood erect, ears, eyes and nose alike directed to finding out more about that ominous voice. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories Keeping just beyond the range of his hampered leap, the carcajou now crept slowly around the raging and snarling captive, who kept pouncing at her in futile fury every other moment. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories They seemed prepared to stay there indefinitely, in the hope of starving out the carcajou and tearing her to pieces. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories The carcajou had become an enemy more dangerous to him than all the other beasts of the wild together. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories When the wolves fell to digging their noses told them that there were young carcajous in the burrow, but they could not be sure whether the old one was at home or not. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories The carcajou came down, sniffed angrily at the clean bones which had been cracked for their marrow, then hurried off on the track of the wolves. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories Hunting over a wide range as she did, the carcajou was unaware till now that a man had come upon her range that winter. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories But the carcajou merely stiffened up her fur, in a rage at the prospective interruption of her hunting. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories What one carcajou––“Glutton,” he called it––could hope, for all its cunning, to accomplish against five big timber-wolves, he could not imagine. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories Perceiving this, the carcajou turned her back upon them, climbed farther up the tree to a comfortable crotch, and settled herself indifferently for a nap. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories There was no smallest danger of the wary carcajou doing anything of the sort. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories During this period, since she had all that even her great appetite could dispose of, the carcajou robbed neither the hunter’s traps nor the scant stores of the other animals. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories Through the voiceless desolation the carcajou––it was a female––continued her leisurely way. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories |
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