. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . a compact body and heavy limbs, and its claws are little more as long as those of the other Indian bears. The ears are very largeThe muzzle is moderately thick, and somewhat lengthened; the upper pariblack, with a slightly reddish tint on the sides; the edges of the lips fleshcolored, and the hair smooth. From the back part of the head, however,the hair becomes shaggy. A uniform jet black is its invariable color, excepton the lower lip, which is white
. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . a compact body and heavy limbs, and its claws are little more as long as those of the other Indian bears. The ears are very largeThe muzzle is moderately thick, and somewhat lengthened; the upper pariblack, with a slightly reddish tint on the sides; the edges of the lips fleshcolored, and the hair smooth. From the back part of the head, however,the hair becomes shaggy. A uniform jet black is its invariable color, excepton the lower lip, which is white ; and so also is a patch on the front of theneck, shaped like the letter Y, the oblique lines of which pass in front ofthe shoulders, while the lower line occupies the middle of the chest. M. Duvaucel considers the Thibet bear to be somewhat ferocious. Butthe animal from which the cut was drawn, was tolerably tame, and wasexceedingly fond of play in his own uncouth manner. He lived on breadand fruits, and nothing could induce him to taste flesh, either raw orcooked. 1 Ursus thibetanus, Cuv. MAMMALIA —RACCOON. 115 THE RACCOONS. The raccoon is a native of most parts of North America; but it has neveryet been found on the Old Continent. Buffon asserts that it is common inSouth America, but we believe it has never been found farther south thanMexico. It is an animal of about the same size as a small badger; its body is shortand bulky ; its fur is fine, long, thick, blackish at the surface, and graytowards the bottom ; its head is like that of the fox, but its ears are roundand shorter ; its eyes are large, of a yellowish green, and over them there isa black and transverse stripe; its snout is sharp; its tail is thick, but taper-ing towards a point, and marked alternately from one end to the other withblack and white, and brownish rings, and is at least as long as the body: itsfore legs are much shorter than the hind ones, and both are armed with fivestrong, sharp claws. It inhabi
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