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Marten - LoveToKnow 1911 |
 | | MARTEN,' a name originally belonging to the pine-marten (Mustela martes), but now applied to all members of the same ' By all old authors, as Ray, Pennant, Shaw and Fleming, the word is written "Martin," but this form of spelling is now generally reserved for the bird (see Martin). |
 | | Martens are limited to the northern hemisphere, ranging throughout the greater part of the northern temperate regions of both Old and New Worlds, and southwards in America to 35° N. lat., while in Asia one species is met with in Java. |
 | | The pekan or Pennant's marten, also called fisher marten, though there appears to be nothing in its habits to justify the appellation, is the largest of the group, the head and body measuring from 24 to 30 in., and the tail 14 to 18 in. |
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