. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. laytiine, aiul tu uous, soinothing. i^^\» Altosetlier, tlie Civet is a vciy liiiiulsoine animal, tliu buld ' of black and rwh U>tr whIT ?-"'^ ll^'V^'^- , ^'^ *^^^ ^'^« - -â¢"-- ajpeara;;^o,^i^'1o 'I devis VI , ''"^''â ! tl''^ 'r«. «'Hl the Ions pure white ^vhi, hairs ^f the lips, w rVr""',l^ \' "^"'"f '^â '"â¢">' ''''^^â¢'^' ^^-i*'' the exception of the white S , T^ : 'r ''^'â¢'' !''*' ''^'^- ^* ^^


. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. laytiine, aiul tu uous, soinothing. i^^\» Altosetlier, tlie Civet is a vciy liiiiulsoine animal, tliu buld ' of black and rwh U>tr whIT ?-"'^ ll^'V^'^- , ^'^ *^^^ ^'^« - -â¢"-- ajpeara;;^o,^i^'1o 'I devis VI , ''"^''â ! tl''^ 'r«. «'Hl the Ions pure white ^vhi, hairs ^f the lips, w rVr""',l^ \' "^"'"f '^â '"â¢">' ''''^^â¢'^' ^^-i*'' the exception of the white S , T^ : 'r ''^'â¢'' !''*' ''^'^- ^* ^^'-'"'^ t" ^"^ '"^ "'"table animal, and! when , vents its nidiynafion by fierce gi'owls. Upon the Asiatic continent, its islands, tlie of the civet is taken bv several ,ne one of which, the , beirs a close resemblance to itJlSicln The Zibeth is a native of many parts , Nepal, and other lo,. It may be distinguished Iron, rcivet bV he ) the s loitei luur, and by tiie greater of dark rings ui)on the tail The tail of Z,l)etli IS no so largely with bla.'k at its extren"itv as that o the civet The lirbor"? S h'r r "S ^'";r^'^ cnnparativdy sn.^ll. Tl. ^rwidch nl^ !'lr£;tha;:'';;;SS'" '""^'""^'"'' ^^^ ^'^"^^â¢^^ ^"^^'^*' *^'^ '^^ ^--^ *« be letha!â .i*Slt'''^^â¢'â¢;""'''"f''''''^'"^ P""*^'' 1*'^" that of the Af,-ican civet. It is a e -s i ; / i"l'tivily. and c-veu in a wild state passes the day in sleep, and only but ti';i :';'â¢'â¢â¢ ^'V â¢:â¢'⢠^^"* i«,composed of birds and the smaller \nammalia^ eqivi t e c'itt ^'^^,;'^"°"\»"!'t«, ^-P«^udly those of a sweet nature. In size it nearly X^ t" llH, I^.^'-^Ptivity It IS a gentle creature, and is so completely tamed by the i ei. iov tse f i r'' r&qu


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