The practice of arranged marriages began as a way of uniting and maintaining upper caste families. Eventually, the system spread to the lower caste where it also was used for the same purpose (See Caste System in India). The specifics of arranged marriages vary; depending on if one is Hindu or Muslim. âMarriage is treated as an alliance between two families rather than a union between two individualsâ (Prakasa 15).
Closely spaced pairs of canine tooth marks are sign of a mink kill. Mink will attack animals up to the size of a chicken, duck, rabbit, or muskrat. While eating muskrats, a mink will often make an opening in the back or side of the neck and skin the animal by pulling the head and body through the hole as it feeds.
That quick blur out of the corner of your eye that left you wondering if youâre seeing things. Odds are that blur was Mustela vison, the mink. Mink are ferocious predators that are about the size of a housecat and chocolate-brown in color. Their long, thin bodies, short legs, small eyes and ears, and sleek fur make them just the right size to fit in many holes, crevices and burrows to pursue prey.