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intervals throughout the night, was very harsh yet cathke. The 

 Dodoma civet was a big animal, box trapped with a goat head and 

 entrails as bait; it was very fierce and dashed against the bars or 

 gnashed on them before it was brought in. 



GENNETTA DONGALANA NEUMANNI Matschie 

 NEUMANN'S GENET 



Native names. — Nghanu (Chigogo); Kanu (Kiswahili). 



A dozen genets were brought in at Dodoma, Kondoa Irangi, and 

 Tiudi in Shinyanga. They were fed principally upon chopped meat, 

 varied occasionally by small birds or rats. In the morning they 

 were provided with milk (of which they were very fond), and in the 

 evening with water. I found it advisable not to keep more than two 

 in a cage on account of their fierce disposition and the difficulty of 

 cleaning the cage. A box containing two adults and a kitten was 

 sent in from Kondoa Irangi; on arrival it was found that the adults 

 had presumably killed and most certainly eaten the whole of the 

 kitten except the tail and the rump around the scent glands. Another 

 time when two adults occupied the same cage with a kitten they 

 murdered it, though they did not eat it. A member of our party — 

 S. Haweis — received a very severe bite from an adult genet, which 

 held on for more than a minute; in fact its jaws had to be pried 

 open before it would relax its grip. 



HERPESTES (CALOGALE) FLAVIVENTRIS (Matschie) 



OCHRACEOUS MUNGOOSE 



Native name. — Muloli (Chigogo). 



When first brought into our camp at Dodoma this handsome 

 yellow little mungoose was very savage. While food was being 

 placed in its cage or bedding removed it showed great activity, 

 darting about the cage in every direction. Later it learned to come 

 to the netting to take food from one's fingers, but I should hesitate 

 to trust it with my fingers inside the cage. 



HERPESTES (CALOGALE) GRACILIS LADEMANNI (Matschie) 

 BLACK MUNGOOSE 



Three were brought in at Dodoma, and two of these, after spending 

 two months in captivity, escaped; one was recaught a week later, 

 having entered an outbuilding; he left again a few days afterwards. 

 All were fed on minced raw meat, eggs, and milk, and remained fit 

 and fierce. 



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