. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. TIIK ', Oi; I'(»TTn 419 tiiili'il iiiniP or hm with cliesmit, and oociisioiially heiny ho pale as to he of a warm fawn (dliiur Till' miiliT siu'fuci' of tlie lioily and tlie'inti-nuil face of the limbs are of a grey lull', tinneil \^'itli yellow or (iranj;e, aeconliiig to the iniliviiliuil, iiml extending, in some fiiseH, to the sides of the neck and flie lower jaw. The coat of the Narica is rather thick, ii'iid tlie textnre of the fur is harsh; it does not lie einsriy to the bo
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. TIIK ', Oi; I'(»TTn 419 tiiili'il iiiniP or hm with cliesmit, and oociisioiially heiny ho pale as to he of a warm fawn (dliiur Till' miiliT siu'fuci' of tlie lioily and tlie'inti-nuil face of the limbs are of a grey lull', tinneil \^'itli yellow or (iranj;e, aeconliiig to the iniliviiliuil, iiml extending, in some fiiseH, to the sides of the neck and flie lower jaw. The coat of the Narica is rather thick, ii'iid tlie textnre of the fur is harsh; it does not lie einsriy to the body, but presents a nitlier shaggy and rough aspect. TllK singular creature which is kiinwn under the titli' of KlNKAJOU, or I'OTTO, has Im'i'u tlie means of perplexing systematic naturalists in their kuidahle .ittenipts to place ,.,ii li iiniinnl in its projicr position. On iiccount of its external aspect and its general habits, it has been considered as one ,,r Ihc lA'mnrine tiunily, and termed in the Yellow iMaeauco, or the VclldW I,emur {Lninir f(ihi:s). As, however, the stnu'ture of its teeth and limbs is .utirely ditlerent from that of the lemurs, and very closely ap]aoaches the carnivorous type, it lias been placed among the llesh-eatiiig animals, under the name of Mexican Weasel [I'iai-fu (â¢aadicuhula). lUit the ilat surfaces of its under teeth, and its curiously prehensile â 4-I! %l. KI.\K.\.IOC, I'll I'UX' aiiKlivalvuUtn. tail, are characleiislics of siitricieiit importance to remove it from the pure carnivora, and 'e it among the animals which are capable of eating Ixith anhnal ancl vegetable food, ,so that it has at present foiiiid a resting-place at the end of the ursine animals. It is an inhabitant of Snutliern America, iind is s]iread over a very large extent of country, so that it is kuiiwii in ditlerent places under dilferent appellations, such as lldiicy IVar, ^lanaviri, or Guchumbi. When full grown, the Kinkajou
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