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THE CARNIVORES 



medium individuals of the crab-eating dog, measuring forty-two inches in total 

 length of which twelve are occupied by the tail, and standing about fourteen inches 

 at the shoulder. It differs from the other members of the family, except the next, 

 by its short and rounded ears, which communicate to the face a physiognomy quite 

 different from that of all other wild dogs. It is further noticeable for its coloration, 

 the fur being short and thick and generally of a dark iron-gray hue, the individual 

 hairs being black at the tips and white near their roots. The limbs and bushy tail are 



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THE RACCOON-DOG. 

 (One-sixth natural size.) 



nearly black, but the latter has a curious white patch on the under surface near the 

 root. The ears and snout are rufous. 



THE RACCOON-DOG (Cants procyonoides} 



This curiously-colored and short-eared species is an undoubted dog, and conies 

 nearest to the South American forms described above. It receives its title from a 

 supposed resemblance to a raccoon, but it must be confessed that it requires a con- 

 siderable amount of imagination to see the likeness. The raccoon-dog inhabits 

 Japan, China, and Amurland, and is characterized by the sharp and pointed muzzle, 



