Secretary's Report. 1955 



Plate 7 



1. Foussa {Cryptoprocta ferox), a Madagascar animal that is related to the civet and is ex- 

 tremely rare in collections. This example is the first that has been exhibited in the 

 National Zoological Park. 



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2. Branick's paca {Dinomys branickii) in National Zoological Park, an extremely rare rodent 

 that has been exhibited in zoos on only a few occasions. Inhabits the mountains of central 

 Peru. (Photographs by Ernest P. Walker.) 



