TANGALUNG.—Vwerra Tangalunga. 
along the direction of the spine the fur is most deeply black. On the lower part of the 
throat and neck are three curiously shaped black bands, very wide in the middle and 
very narrow at each end, the central band being several times wider than the others. 
The length of this animal is two feet six “inches, the head measuring nearly seven 
inches in length, and the tail about eleven inches. The head is rather wide and rounded, 
and is suddenly contracted towards the nose, so as to form a rather short muzzle. The 
tail is nearly cylindrical, and does not taper so much as that of the zibeth, and the 
body is furnished with a close downy covering of soft hairs next the skin. It is partly 
to this woolly hair that the cylindrical outline of the tail is owing. . The Tangalung is a 
native of Sumatra. 
The RASSE is spread over a large extent of country, being found in Java, various 
parts of India, Singapore, Nepal, and other localities. The colour of its fur is a warm 
greyish-brown, upon which are placed eight parallel lines of elongated dark spots. The 
dark rings which mark the tail pass entirely round that member, While those which are 
found on the tail of the zibeth reach little more than half the circumference of the tail. 
The texture of the fur is rather coarse and stiff, and it is not very thickly set. The 
ears of this animal approach each other very closely at their base, being only separated 
by the space of an inch, whereas there is an interval of two inches between the ears 
of the zibeth. 
In the Javanese lancuage, the word “ Rasa,” from which the name Rasse is taken, 
signifies a sensation of the palate or the nostrils, so that it may be applied to the senses 
of smelling or tasting. It generally refers to odoriferous substances. 
The perfume which is furnished by the Rasse is secreted in a double pouch, like that 
of the civet, ae is removed from the animal in precisely the same manner. It is highly 
valued by the « Javanese, who imbue their persons, their rooms, and their garments so 
strongly with this substance that a European nostril is orievously affected at the all- 
pervading odour, The substance itself is termed Dedes. 
As far as is known of the disposition of this animal, it appears to be savage and 
irritable, bearing captivity very impatiently, and never losing its wild ferocious nature. 
