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THE STORY OF THE a VET, 



is often found to have taken up its residence in the thick tbatched roofs of 

 native houses. I found a large colony of them established in the rafters of 

 my own house at Calcutta. It is also occasionally found in dry drains, out- 

 houses and other places of shelter. It issues forth at dark, living by prefer- 



AN AFRICAN CIVET. 



ence on animal food, rats, lizards, small birds, poultry, and eggs; but it also 

 freely partakes of vegetable food, fruit, and insects. In confinement it will 

 also eat plantains, boiled rice, bread-and-milk, etc. It is very fond of cock- 

 roaches. Now and then it will commit depredations on some poultry-yard. 



