Var. ? 



KINKAJOU. 



Le Kinkajou. Bujf. suppl. 3. p. 245. pi. 50. 

 Mexican Weesel. Pennant Quadr. 2. p. 60. 



THIS, which is supposed by Buffon to be the 

 same animal with the preceding, is by Mr. Pen- 

 nant considered as a distinct species. It is, ac- 

 cording to the measures given by Buffon, a larger 

 animal than the preceding, but so great is the ge- 

 neral agreement between the two, that it seems 

 not very easy to conceive a specific difference. 

 The general colour is the same in both ; the tail 

 in both is prehensile : the tongue extremely long : 

 the manners in both the same. This mentioned 

 by Buffon would seize on birds, and suck the 

 blood without tearing its prey. It was fond of 

 fruits and vegetables of several kinds, and was 

 delighted with sugar and various sweets. It slept 

 much by da} r , and was lively during the night : 

 had the actions of a Monkey : had a variety of 

 cries, sometimes a kind of barking note, at other 

 times hissing, or variously modified. It was 

 brought from New Spain. 



