FURRY ANIMALS 



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The peccary was scarcely out of sight when a 

 coati appeared about two rods down the hill 

 nosing into roots of trees. This one was quite 

 alone. He sauntered on toward my camp without 

 knowing I was about. 



It was time to make another light-measure- 

 ment. I was sitting working on a low box when 



After Alston 



Fig. 72. Yaguarundi 



out of the corner of one eye I saw something 

 coming up from camp directly behind me. Turn- 

 ing my head as slowly as possible, I found myself 

 looking into the eyes of a coal-black animal like 

 a big cat (Fig. 72). His broad, blunt-nosed head 

 was set on a stout body and his tail was long 

 and fluffy like the coati 's. 



He came on until he was no more than twelve 

 feet away before he saw me. Then he stopped, 



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