KUSIMANSE.—Cyrossarchus Obsctirus, 
THE CURIOUS animal which is known by the name of KustMANsE, or MANGUE, is a 
native of Sierra Leone and Western Africa. 
It is plantigrade in its walk, and has five toes on each foot. The teeth are of the 
same description as those of the succeeding animal. Its nose has something of the 
proboscis in its character, and its ears are small. The food of the Kusimanse consists of 
the smaller mammalia, of various insects, and some kinds of fruits. The general colour 
of the animal is a deep ruddy brown, but in certain lights, and when its coat is at all 
rufted, the chocolate brown of its fur becomes plentifully grizzled with yellowish white. 
The reason for this change of tint is, that each hair is marked alternately with white and 
brown. 
ZENICK.—Suricita Zenick. 
Tur ZENICK, sometimes termed the SURICATE, is a native of Southern Africa, but not 
very commonly found. It is not so exclusively carnivorous as the preceding animals, 
being fond of sweet fruits as well as of an animal diet. It is rather a small animal, 
measuring about cighteen inches in total length, its tail being six mches long. The feet 
