VI 



CONTENTS 



THE TELEDU (Mydaus meliceps) . . 132 

 THE OTTER (Lutra vulgaris) . . .133 

 THE SEA-OTTER (Latax lutris) . .136 

 THE WHITE-NOSED COATI (Nasua narica) 137 

 THE RACCOON (Procyon lotor) . . .138 

 THE KINKAJOU (Cercoleptes caudivolvulus) 139 

 THE CACOMISTLE (Bassaris astuta) . .140 

 THE PANDA (AZlurus fulgens) . . . 140 

 THE POLAR BEAR (Ursus maritimus) . 141 

 THE PIED BEAR (&luropus melanoleucus) 144 

 THE BLUE BEAR (Ursus pruinosus) . ' . 144 

 THE BROWN BEAR (Ursus arctos) . . 145 

 THE GRIZZLY BEAR (Ursus Jtorribilis) . 148 

 THE SLOTH BEAR (Meiursus ursinus) . 149 

 THE HIMALAYAN BEAR (Ursus tibelanus) 151 

 THE JAPANESE BEAR (Ursus japonicus) . 151 

 THE AMERICAN BLACK BEAR (Ursus 



americanus) . . . . .151 

 THE MALAYAN BEAR (Ursus malayanus) . 152 

 THE SPECTACLED BEAR (Urstts omatus) . 152 

 THE CALIFORNIAN SEA-LION (Otaria cali- 



fortiiana . . . . . .153 



THE WALRUS ( Trichechus rosmarus) . 157 

 THE COMMON SEAL (Phoca vitulina) . 161 

 THE GREY SEAL (Halichcerus grypus) . 163 

 THE RINGED SEAL (Phoca hispida) . .163 

 THE HARP SEAL (Phoca groenlandica) . 163 

 THE BLADDERNOSE (Cystophora cristata) . 1 64 

 THE SEA-ELEPHANT (Macrorhinus leoninus) 164 

 THE HEDGEHOG (Erinaceus europceus) , 165 

 THE MOLE (Talpa europcea) . . .167 

 THE STAR-NOSED MOLE (Concfylura cristata) 168 

 THE DESMAN (Myogale tnoschata) . .168 

 THE GOLDEN - TAILED TUPAIA (Tupaia 



chrysura) . . . . . . 169 



THE SHREWS 170 



THE COMMON SHREW (Sorex araneus) . 170 

 THE PIGMY SHREW (Sorex minutus) . 1 70 

 THK WATER SHREW (Ntomys fodiens) . 171 

 THE MUSK SHREW (Crocidura carulescens] 171 

 THE ELEPHANT SHREWS . . .171 

 THE OTTER SHREW (Potamogate velox) . 171 

 THE TENREC (Centetes ecaudatus) . . 17 a 

 THE ALMIQUI (Solenodon cubanus) . .172 

 THE GOLDEN MOLES . . . .17* 

 THE COBEGO (Galeopithecus volans) . . 173 

 THE INDIAN FLYING - Fox (Ptiropus 



mtdius) 177 



THE VAMPIRK (Dtsmodus ru/us) . . 181 

 THE INDIAN VAMPIRE (Mtgaderma fyra) . 1 83 



PACK 



THE FISHING BAT (Noctilio leporinus) . 183 

 THE RAT-TAILED BAT (Rhinopoma micro- 



phylhtm) tgj 



THE PIPISTRELLE (Vespewgo pipistrellus) 184 

 THE NOCTULE (Vesptrugo noctula] . .184 

 THE LONG-EARED BAT (Plecotus auritus} . 1 84 

 THE BEAVER (Castor fiber) . , .185 

 THE INDIAN STRIPED SQUIRREL (Sciurus 



palmarum) . . . . .189 

 THE COMMON SQUIRREL (Sciurus vulgaris) 190 

 THE FLYING-SQUIRRELS . . .191 



THE GROUND-SQUIRRELS . . .191 

 THE MARMOTS ..... 192 

 THE SCALY-TAILED SQUIRRELS . . 192 

 THE MUSQUASH (Fiber eibethicus) . .193 

 THE LEMMING (Myodes lemmus) . .194 

 THE ARCTIC LEMMING (Cuniculus tor- 



quatus) . . . . . .195 



THE FIELD- VOLE (Arvicola agrestis) . 196 

 THE WATER-VOLE (Arvicola amphibius) . 196 

 THE HAMSTER (Cricetus frumentarius) . 197 

 THE HOUSE- MOUSE (Mus tnusculus) . 1 99 

 THE WOOD - MOUSE OR LONG-TAILED 



FIELD-MOUSE (Mus sylvaticus) . . 1 99 

 THE HARVEST- MOUSE (Mus minutus) . 199 

 THE HOUSE-RAT (Mus rattus) . .200 

 THE SEWER-RAT (Mus decumanus) . .200 

 THE SPRING-HAAS (Pedetes coffer) . .201 

 THE JERBOAS . . . .202 



THE GOPHERS 202 



THE KANGAROO-RATS . . . .203 



THE MOLE-RATS 203 



THE DORMICE 204 



THE COYPU (Myopotamus coypus) . .204 

 THE COMMON PORCUPINE (Hystrix cristata) 205 

 THE BRUSH-TAILED PORCUPINES . .206 

 THE CANADIAN PORCUPINE (Erethieon 



dorsatus) . . . . .207 



THE COUENDOU (Synetheres prehensilis') . 208 

 THE VIZCACHA (Lagostomus trichodactylus') 209 

 THE CHINCHILLA (Chinchilla lanigera) . 211 

 THE LONG-TAILED CHINCHILLA (Lagidium 



cuvieri) . . . . . .212 



THE CAPYBARA (Hydrocharus capybara) . 213 

 THK PATAGONIAN CAVY (DoKchotis pata- 



ckonica) . . . . . .214 



THE GuiNKA-PlG (Cavia porcellus) . . 214 



THE AGOUTIS 215 



THE PACA (Coclogenys paca) . . . 215 

 THE TAILED PACA (Dinomys branicki) . 216 



