. The popular natural history . Zoology. £4 THE GENETTS. poiich, and is kept in a state of captivity, so as to afford a continual supply of the odoriferous material. The claws of the Civet are only partially retractile. The eyes are of a dull brown, very protuberant, and vi-ith a curiously changeable pupil, which by day exhibits a rather broad linear pupil, and glows at night with a brilliant emerald refulgence. The body is curiously shaped, being considerably flat- tened on the sides, as if the animal had been pressed between two boards. Altogether, the Civet is a very handsome animal, the bo
. The popular natural history . Zoology. £4 THE GENETTS. poiich, and is kept in a state of captivity, so as to afford a continual supply of the odoriferous material. The claws of the Civet are only partially retractile. The eyes are of a dull brown, very protuberant, and vi-ith a curiously changeable pupil, which by day exhibits a rather broad linear pupil, and glows at night with a brilliant emerald refulgence. The body is curiously shaped, being considerably flat- tened on the sides, as if the animal had been pressed between two boards. Altogether, the Civet is a very handsome animal, the bold dashing of black and white upon its fur having a very rich effect. The face has a curious appearance, owing to the white fur which fringes the lips, and the long pure white whisker hairs of the lips and eyes. When young it is almost wholly black, with the exception of the white whisker hairs and the white fur of the lips. GENETTS. A small, but rather important, group of the Viverrine animals, is that the members of which are known by the name of the Genetts. These crea-. Ui-ujCHJiD GEiNKTT.—(Cenetia lt;^) tures are all nocturnal in their habits, as are the civets, and, like those ani- mals, can live on a mixture of animal and vegetable-food, or even on vegetable food alone. The Genetts possess the musk-secreting apparatus which much resembles the pouch of the civet, although in size it is not so large, nor does it secrete so powerfully smelling a substance as that of the civets. The best known of these animals is the Common, or Blotched Genett, an inhabitant of Southern Africa and of various other parts of the world, being found even in the south of France. It is a very beautiful and gracefi 1 animal, and never fails to attract attention from an observer. The generrl colour of the fur is grey, with a slight admixture of yellow. Upon this groundwork dark patches are lavishly scattered, and the full, furry tail is covered with alternate bands of black and white. The
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