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Originally appearing in Volume V12, Page 608 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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GRISON (Galictis vittata); a carnivorous mammal, of the
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family Mustelidae,
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common in Central and South
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America and Mexico. It is about the
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size of a marten, and has the upper
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surface of a bluish-grey tint, and the under surface is dark brown. The grison l
  ives on small mammals and birds, and in settled districts is destructive to poultry . Allamand's grison (G. allamandi), with the same range, is somewhat larger . Another member of the genus is the tayra or taira (G. barbara), about as large as an otter, with a range from Mexico to
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Argentina . This
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species hunts in companies (see
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CARNIVORA) .

End of Article: GRISON (Galictis vittata); a carnivorous mammal, of the family Mustelidae, common in Central and South America and Mexico. It is about the size of a marten, and has the upper surface of a bluish-grey tint, and the under surface is dark brown. The grison l
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