. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. TUE SVKICATE. â¢laws. Tlie (.-lose tlii ck fui ⢠is of a yellowisli and c iver the eyes, and d arker on the legs webbed at the base, and ])rovided with short, retractile brown colour, lighter on the under side of the heail. The mode of progi-ession is nearly plantigrade. There is not much known of the habits of the C'ynogale, exce[it that it frequents the neigh bourhood of water, ;ind is also a good climber. It is found in the island of Borneo. THE * This animal, a near relative of the Ichneumons, is found in South Africa, where
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. TUE SVKICATE. â¢laws. Tlie (.-lose tlii ck fui ⢠is of a yellowisli and c iver the eyes, and d arker on the legs webbed at the base, and ])rovided with short, retractile brown colour, lighter on the under side of the heail. The mode of progi-ession is nearly plantigrade. There is not much known of the habits of the C'ynogale, exce[it that it frequents the neigh bourhood of water, ;ind is also a good climber. It is found in the island of Borneo. THE * This animal, a near relative of the Ichneumons, is found in South Africa, where it is represented by three species. The head and body attain a length of about half a yard ; the tail of about a foot. The pelage is smooth, of a reddish colom-, darker on the head and limbs; the tail is bushy, of a greyish colour, and tipped with white. There are live toes on the fore foot, three on the hind foot. \^{ â¬-' r-, 1^ /.T^ "»% : *'â. THE MAXGri-:.t , The Crossarchus, Maugue, or Kusimanse, presents a good deal of resemblance to the Cynogale, but diffei-s from it in having rough fur and a comparatively long tail It is also a much smaller animal, not exceeding fomi^en or fifteen inches in length from snout to root of tail, which latter appendage is about eight inches in length. The body is thick and stout; the fur brown, becoming lighter on the head ; the ears are short, and the snout is long and flexible, projecting some distance beyond the mouth, .somewhat like that of the Coati. The secretion of the tail glands is very fetid. The single species of Crossarchus is found in tropical Africa. Very little is known of its habits iji a wild state; in captivity it soon becomes tame, and seems to prefer animal to vegetable food. THE . This is a South African species, and, as in the case of the last two , little or nothing is known of its habits in a state of nature. It is about the size of the Crossarchus, the body an(^ head Cj)n idis pill kil
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