. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. â IH 23i THE (IKXEITS. Malacca and is destitute of the .cont-pondwH ^y]ndl are so curiuns a characteristic of The general colour of the fur is a moderately deep orev, a'id upon the biek ..r^. drawn four very ; saddle-shaped stripes of an exLediusly dLk'^adlh brown extremely broad on the sp ne, and becoming very narrow on the ribs. Along he sWes run tvv^ rows or chains of similarly coloured markings, the upper baiul behiniasTonallv merged in the broad stripes that cross the l)aek.
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. â IH 23i THE (IKXEITS. Malacca and is destitute of the .cont-pondwH ^y]ndl are so curiuns a characteristic of The general colour of the fur is a moderately deep orev, a'id upon the biek ..r^. drawn four very ; saddle-shaped stripes of an exLediusly dLk'^adlh brown extremely broad on the sp ne, and becoming very narrow on the ribs. Along he sWes run tvv^ rows or chains of similarly coloured markings, the upper baiul behiniasTonallv merged in the broad stripes that cross the l)aek. The lower band extencL Tom t£ cheeks to the flanks. The legs are finely spotted, and the tai\ is IrS w h ^^^^^^ rmgs of grey and dark brown, the rings becoming more distinct towards the point oiTlie The creature has been ternied rrionodon, or " Saw-tooth," on account of the curiouslv shaped teeth, which present a jagged, or saw-like appearance. Its limbs are verrslenc J and delicately formed. Although a scarce animal in every part of Java, it is ispeca ly so iâ any par of the island except the eastern end, where it is found amon-^ the tS iorests with which that locality is densely clothed. ° I I «â ^ c I v. HLOTCHEI) (ilOXIXrâr,'ti,(//ii VVyn/i(i. ( A SMALL, but rather important, group uf the Vivenine animals, is that the members of which are known by the name of the (Jenktts. Tliese creatures are all nocturnal iu their habits, as are the civets, and, like those animals, can live on a mixture of animal and vegetable food, or even on vegetable food alone. Tlie Genetts possess the musk- secreting , which much resembles the pouch of the civet, although in size it is not so large, nor does it secrete so powerfully smelling a substance as that of the civets. The secreting organ, although it resembles a ])oueli, is not so in reality, being simply comiiosed of two glands, united to each other by a strip of skin. The best known of these anima
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