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THE CARNIVORES 



when taken young is easily tamed, and becomes very gentle and playful. Of its 

 breeding, nothing appears to be known." It has been stated that in the young 

 state the binturong is spotted. 



THE CYNOGALE 

 Genus Cynogale 



As the palm-civets and the binturong represent the arboreal type of the family 

 under consideration, so the cynogale (for which there is no English name) presents 

 us with a form adapted specially for a partially aquatic mode of life. 



THE CYNOGALE. 



(One-fourth natural size.) 



This animal {Cynogale bennetti) is another inhabitant of the eastern part of the 

 Oriental region, where the civet tribe attains its greatest and most peculiar develop- 

 ment, being found in the Malay Peninsula and the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. 

 In appearance the cynogale somewhat resembles a small otter, the muzzle being 

 very broad and furnished with thick bristles, while the body is shorter and stouter 

 than in other members of the family, and the tail unusually short, its total length 

 being only some six inches, while that of the head and body is upward of twenty- 

 four inches. The toes of the feet are webbed at their bases, and are further 

 remarkable for their shortness. The teeth are the same in number as those of the 

 palm-civets, but the premolars have usually tall crowns, apparently adapted for 

 holding and biting the fish, upon which it largely subsists. 



