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CONTENTS 



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THE TELEDU (Mydaus tneliceps) . 132 



THE OTTER (Lufra vttlgaris) . . . 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 (blunts fulgens) . . . 140 

 THE POLAR BEAR (Urstts maritimus) . 141 

 THE PIED BEAR (jEluropus ntelanoleucus) 144 

 THE BLUE BEAR (Ursus pruinosus) . .144 

 THE BROWN BEAR (Ursus arctos) . . 145 

 THE GRIZZLY BEAR (Ursus horribilis) . 148 

 THE SLOTH BEAR (Melursus ursinus) . 149 

 THE HIMALAYAN BEAR (Ursus tibetanus) 151 

 THE JAPANESE BEAR (Ursus japonicus) . 151 

 THE AMERICAN BLACK BEAR (Ursus 



americanus) . . . . 151 



THE MALAYAN BEAR (Ursus malayanus) . 152 

 THE SPECTACLED BEAR (Ursus ornatus) . 152 

 THE CALIFORNIAN SEA-LION (Otaria cali- 



forniana . . . . . 153 



THE WALRUS (Trichechus rosntarus) . 157 



THE COMMON SEAL (Phoca vitulina) . 161 

 THE GREY SEAL (Halichoerus grypus) . 163 

 THE RINGED SEAL (Phoca hispida) . .163 

 THE HARP SEAL (P/ioca groenlandicd) . 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 (Condylura cristata) 168 

 THE DESMAN (Myogale moschatd) . . 168 

 THE GOLDEN - TAILED TUPAIA (Tupaia 



chrysura) . . . . . .169 



THE SHREWS 170 



THE COMMON SHREW (Sorex araneus) . 170 

 THE PIGMY SHREW (Sorex minutus) . 1 70 

 THE WATER SHREW (Neomys fodiens) . 171 

 THE MUSK SHREW (Crocidura ccmtlescens) 171 

 THE ELEPHANT SHREWS . . .171 

 THE OTTER SHREW (Potamogale velox) . 171 

 THE TENREC (Centetes ecaudatus) . .172 

 THE ALMIQUI (Solenodon cubanus) . .172 

 THE GOLDEN MOLES . . . .172 

 THE COBEGO (Galeopithecus volans) . . 173 

 THE INDIAN FLYING - Fox (Ptcropus 



nedius) 177 



THE VAMPIRE (Desmodus rufus) . .181 

 THE INDIAN VAMPIRE (Megadertna fyra} . 183 



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THE FISHING BAT (Noctilio leporinus) . 183 

 THE RAT-TAILED BAT (Rhinopotna micro- 



phyllum) 183 



THE PIPISTRELLE (Vesperugo pipistrellus] 184 

 THE NOCTULE (Vesperugo noctula] . .184 

 THE LONG-EARED BAT (Plecotus auritus) . 184 

 THE BEAVER (Castor fiber) , . .185 

 THE INDIAN STRIPED SQUIRREL (Sciurus 



palntarum) . . . . .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 zibtthicus) . -193 

 THE LEMMING (Myodes lemmus) . .194 

 THE ARCTIC LEMMING (Cuniculus tor- 



quatus) ...... 195 



THE FIELD- VOLE (Aruicola agrestis) . 196 

 THE WATER-VOLE (Arvicola amphibius) . 196 

 THE HAMSTER (Cricetus frumentarius) . 197 

 THE HOUSE-MOUSE (Mus musculus) . 199 

 THE WOOD - MOUSE OR LONG-TAILED 



FIELD-MOUSE (Mus sylvaticus) . .199 

 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 (Erethizon 



dorsatus) . . . . .207 



THE COUENDOU (Synetheres prehensilis) . 208 

 THE VIZCACHA (Lagostomus trichodactylus) 209 

 THE CHINCHILLA (Chinchilla lanigera) . 211 

 THE LONG-TAILED CHINCHILLA (Lagidiwn 



cuvieri) . . . . . .212 



THE CAPYBARA (Hydrochcerus capybara) . 213 

 THE PATAGONIAN CAVY (Dolichotis pata- 



chonica) . . . . . .214 



THE GUINEA-PIG (Cavia porcellus) . .214 



THE AGOUTIS 215 



THE PACA (Coclogenys paca) . .215 



THE TAILED PACA (Dinomys branicki) . 216 



