. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. i f ' ^; f ^i f i 1 . 1 t, 372 THE RATEL. with its tuctli It never bit witli suflioient forco to cause piiin, so its ferocion, natte" ItT sn '^'"'"'V^-^'^^l ^^ ''--''-" -^P-tecl froux^an of so , n e Z ⢠^^;\' IP'^«'''^-^^'^1 ^\^ very retentive memory, and recognise its friends 1,^ tJie toi;. of their hn,!,'ors, witliout needin-^ to see tlieir owners ^ ;f f "'''"â 'â¢)''"''';'';^'"''"^''"'''â "''' '&q
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. i f ' ^; f ^i f i 1 . 1 t, 372 THE RATEL. with its tuctli It never bit witli suflioient forco to cause piiin, so its ferocion, natte" ItT sn '^'"'"'V^-^'^^l ^^ ''--''-" -^P-tecl froux^an of so , n e Z ⢠^^;\' IP'^«'''^-^^'^1 ^\^ very retentive memory, and recognise its friends 1,^ tJie toi;. of their hn,!,'ors, witliout needin-^ to see tlieir owners ^ ;f f "'''"â 'â¢)''"''';'';^'"''"^''"'''â "''' '" '^^ <h'meaiiour, and lias a curious hahit of rearing Its and ^ its head in a very snake-like fashion. When't ass us ^^ZZu:: ''7''t httle black eyes have a curiously pert air. as they lo.^^ c.^^'S ^ undei the white hood-i,k<s hairy covering with which the liead is furnished All it. movements are brisk and ..heerful, and while running about its cage cllh. ally utters a faint, grasshopper-like chirp. '' Lomuxuaiij TIic colour of the Grison is very peculiar, and is remarkable as bein- of liohter colom- on the back than on theunder r-ortions of tlie body. This divc-r^ence Imni tl e sual I IS V ry unconimon and is only in one or t^^â o rmimals. The muzzle, the under p smfte o7 iblT t^'r"\f^'l ''o-s. are of a dullish black colour ; while the entire i, suiface of the body, from the space between the eyes to tlie tail, is covered with a pa i - â ^ â . â â " '^ .t,. UKlbO»\.~(,,â;(( viUuUi. tLge of^ycdlmv '""'" ""'ivuluals it is nearly white, w]:ile in others it has a decided dve^5,l?li3inetive'n?''''' TT' ''"'^"' ""'' '^'' ^""""^" ''^ ''""^l^" ^^''^ h^i^'^ ^vlHch gne tl e di,stinc ue colouring 1â the njii-er ])arts of the l)ody arc longer than those which cover he remaining portions of the ilody'and the limbs.^ In totd le S it â¢^^
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