GLUTTON or WOLVERINE (Gulo luscus), a carnivor ous mammal of the weasel family, Mustelidae (see The legs are short, the feet large, the claws sharp and curved, and the tail thick and bushy. The fur, blackish-brown, with a broad band of chestnut on the sides of the body, consists of an under growth of short woolly hair, mixed with long, straight hairs, the latter giving it a shaggy ap pearance. Like all Mustelidae, the glutton possesses anal glands secreting a foetid-smelling, yel lowish fluid. It inhabits the northern regions of the world, but is most abundant in arctic North America. A voracious ani mal, it feeds on small mammals, birds and carrion, and causes great annoyance to the trapper by robbing his traps of both bait and captives. Although inquisi tive, the wolverine is both cunning and cautious. It has the habit of stealing and hiding all sorts of articles. The rutting season is in March, and the female brings forth four or five young in June or July, in defence of which she is exceedingly bold. It is noc turnal in habits, spending the day in its burrow. The fur is of some commercial value.