Il6 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD 



In captivity it is extremely playful, Familiar, and fond of 

 being noticed. One lived in the gardens of the Zoological 

 Society for seven years. During the greater part of the 

 morning it was asleep, rolled up in a ball in its cage. In 

 the afternoon it would come out, traverse its cage, take food. 

 and play with those to whom it was accustomed. Clinging 

 to the top wires of its cage with its tail and hind paws, it 

 would thus sw iny itself backwards and forwards. When thus 

 hanging, it would bring its fore paws to the bars, as well 

 a> the hind pair, and in this manner would travel up ami 

 down its cage with the utmost address, every now and then 

 thrusting out its long tongue between the wires, as if in quest 

 ot food, which, when offered to it, it would endeavour t" 

 draw in between the wires with this organ. It was very fond 

 of being gently stroked and scratched, and when at play with 

 any one it knew it would pretend to bite, seizing the hand 

 or fingers with its teeth, as a dog will do when playing with 

 its master. As the evening came on. it was full of anima- 

 tion, and exhibited in every movement the most surprising 

 energy." 



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Photo uy Scholastic Photo Co., Partont i'.rttn 



KINKAJOU 

 The khiajou eats birds and eggs as well as 

 h ney and fruit. One kept in South America 

 killed a nohoh brood of turkeys, and -was partial 

 to birds' eggs. 



As the badgers and ratels seem especially adapted t" an 

 underground and cave-making existence, so the < )tters all 

 conform in structure to an aquatic life; yet, except the web 

 bing of the space between the toes and the shortening and 

 flattening of the head, there is very little obvious change 



in their structure to meet the very great difference in the conditions under which they live. 

 The Short-toed Otter is a small Indian species. It has nails on its hands in place of 



claws. One kept at the Zoo was a most amusing and friendly little pet, which let itself be 



nursed like a kitten. 



lhe Common Otter is 



far the most attractive of the 



British carnivora. It is still 



fairly common all over Britain 



where fish exist. It is found 



on the Norfolk broads and 



rivers, all up the Thames, in 



Scotland. Devonshire, Wales. 



Cumberland, and Northum 



berland. It travels consider- 

 able distances from river to 



river, and sometimes yets into 



a preserved trout-pool or 

 breeding pond, and does much 



mischief. The beautiful youno 

 otters here figured are in Mr. 

 Percy Leigh Pemberton's col- 

 lection of British mammals. 

 Their owner made a large 

 brick tank for them, where 



lit permission of PtrC) Leigh Prmhrrton, Esq. 



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Otters t ivhen taken youngs can be trained to catch fish for their owners. 

 employ them for this purpose 



In India several tribes 



