. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. THE CIVET FAMILY—CAT-FOOTED CIVETS. 141 head is more pointed, the body more slender and the ears are longer, and it lacks a mane. Its ground color is a dingy brownish yellow, with dark russet colored spots. On the spine these spots merge into one large, black band : on the sides they fade. A. THE LESSEB CIVET, OR BASSE. One of the smallest of the Viverrine, or musk-bearing family. Its markings resemble those of the African more than the Asiatic Civets, but it is much smaller than either of the others, although its tail is proportio
. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. THE CIVET FAMILY—CAT-FOOTED CIVETS. 141 head is more pointed, the body more slender and the ears are longer, and it lacks a mane. Its ground color is a dingy brownish yellow, with dark russet colored spots. On the spine these spots merge into one large, black band : on the sides they fade. A. THE LESSEB CIVET, OR BASSE. One of the smallest of the Viverrine, or musk-bearing family. Its markings resemble those of the African more than the Asiatic Civets, but it is much smaller than either of the others, although its tail is proportionately longer. It is an mhabitant of India. {Viverra malaccensis.) full-grown animal has a body thirty-two inches long, the tail is twenty-two inches long and the shoulder- height is fifteen inches. It weighs from sixteen to twenty-four pounds. The Asiatic Civet has been widely spread by the Malays who call it "; Accord- ing to Blanford it is in- digenous to Bengal, As- sam, Burmah, southern China and the Malay Peninsula. The Asiatic Civet leads a solitary life and prowls around at night, not infrequent- ly visiting human dwell- ings and stealing Chick- ens and Ducks. It also eats fruit and roots, in- sects. Frogs, Snakes, eggs, birds and all mamr mals it can subdue. The Leaser A Civet now Civetyor frequently Raase. seen in zoo- logical gardens is the Lesser Civet or Rasse {Viverra malaccensis). It is considerably smaller than the Asiatic Civet, but its tail is much longer; the length of its body is about twenty-four inches, the tail measuring nearly as much. Its head is narrow and its ears very long. The rough fur is grayish brown, tinged with black, showing rows of dark spots, and the tail has several dark rings. The Rasse inhabits all India, except the country of the Indus and Western Rajputana. It is much valued in its native country for the sake of its civet, which is there put to the most varied uses. This secretion is usually mixed with some other
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