. The carnivores of West Africa. NANDINIA 235 The fruit-eating habit is well confirmed by those who have kept Xiindinia in cap- tivity'. Ball (1955) for example, who reaixd a yoiuig specimen in Nigeria, found it to eat banana at an early age; and this remained its favourite fruit though it would eat, also, pawpaw and avocado. This animal was, in addition, given crickets and other insects, fat moths being very welcome; but as it was diftkult to obtain a sufficiency of. Fig. 32. Naiiditiia binoiaia: skull, No. , sc.\ ?, x i; p,iliital & dorsal views such items the young palm Livet
. The carnivores of West Africa. NANDINIA 235 The fruit-eating habit is well confirmed by those who have kept Xiindinia in cap- tivity'. Ball (1955) for example, who reaixd a yoiuig specimen in Nigeria, found it to eat banana at an early age; and this remained its favourite fruit though it would eat, also, pawpaw and avocado. This animal was, in addition, given crickets and other insects, fat moths being very welcome; but as it was diftkult to obtain a sufficiency of. Fig. 32. Naiiditiia binoiaia: skull, No. , sc.\ ?, x i; p,iliital & dorsal views such items the young palm Livet was eventually provided with a small lizard each day. Such food had to be quite fresh, for even if it was only a little stale it would be refused. This animal also accepted scraps from the table of a varied kind such as might come from ordinary human , including fish and pieces of meat; and it was very fond of sweetened condensed milk and of chocolate. It liardlv ever drank Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Rosevear, Donovan Reginald, 1900-1986; British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology. [Mammals]. London : Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History)
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