. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 273. ij/ujijmii~; THE ZIBET,{Le Zihet^ BufF.) Is fo fimilar to the Civet, as to be confidered by fomeauthors as only a variety of that animal; and it muft beallovi^ed, that they have many eflential relations, bothin their external and internal ftru61:ure ; but they differfrom each other by fuch diftinguifhing charaderiftics,as entitle them to be regarded as two diftinft ears of the Zibet are larger and more ereft; and itsmuzzle is thinner and flatter: Its body is longer t
. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 273. ij/ujijmii~; THE ZIBET,{Le Zihet^ BufF.) Is fo fimilar to the Civet, as to be confidered by fomeauthors as only a variety of that animal; and it muft beallovi^ed, that they have many eflential relations, bothin their external and internal ftru61:ure ; but they differfrom each other by fuch diftinguifhing charaderiftics,as entitle them to be regarded as two diftinft ears of the Zibet are larger and more ereft; and itsmuzzle is thinner and flatter: Its body is longer thanthat of the Civet; and its tail, which is longer, is mark-ed with annular fpots, like that of the Genet: It has nomane or long hair on the neck and fpine j and its hairis fhorter and fofter. The perfume of the Zibet is peculiarly violent and piercing, beyond that of either the Civet or the Genet This odorous liquor is found in a fiffure near the organsof generation. It is a thick humour, of the confidenceof pomatum; and, though very ftrong, is agreeable,even as it iffues from the body o
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