THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM 



is exhibited on the north wall, together with an account of 

 the animal. A small model of the sulphurbottom or blue 

 whale gives a good idea of this creature, the largest animal 

 that ever lived. 



The wolves, foxes and members of the dog family occupy 

 the next case, represented by the Alaskan wolf, arctic fox, 

 Eskimo dog, raccoon dog, swift fox and a family of timber 

 wolves. A floor case near-by shows a group of red foxes 

 and young in their natural habitat and south of these an- 

 other habitat group shows the common eastern skunk with 

 nest and young in typical surroundings. Various small car- 

 nivorous animals, including the palm cat of Borneo, civet 

 cat, wolverene, weasel, otter, Himalayan panda and Bra- 

 zilian coati-mundi, appear in the next large case, and here 

 also raccoons, black bear and a skeleton of the polar bear 

 are shown. 



The study of the beasts of prey in the next exhibit is 

 made more interesting by a pictorial representation of the 

 Mesonyx, a typical example of the Creodonts or extinct 

 primitive beasts of prey from which the existing types have 

 been derived. Some rare specimens are exhibited, includ- 

 ing the clouded tiger; ocelot, or tiger cat, and the snow 

 leopard, or ounce. The jaguar leopard and wild cat are also 

 exhibited, and a list of books of reference may be consulted 

 on the adjacent wall. 



Insect-eating mammals are particularly well represented 

 in the Museum by a group in the next floor case. The com- 

 mon mole, which feeds upon underground insects; the star- 



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