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A COURSE ON ZOOLOGY. 



fruits, nuts, roots, and eggs, as well as small quadrupeds, 

 birds, frogs, etc. 



The raccoon is a curious little animal of the family 

 procyonidae, It grows to a length of about two feet ; 

 its muzzle is very pointed, its body short and thick, its 

 fur is brownish, its tail bushy and ringed. Its legs are 

 rather short. It is omnivorous. It uses its forefeet 

 with great readiness for prehension. 



The panda is a rare animal, whose position is inter- 



FIG. 136. 



COMMON BROWN BEAK ( Ursus arctos). 



mediate between the raccoons and the bears. It lives 

 at high altitudes in the Himalayas and in Thibet ; it is 

 about as large as a large cat ; it has reddish-brown fur 

 and a bushy tail almost as long as the body, and ringed 

 with red and yellow. 



