CONTENTS 



THE CHIMPANZEE (Anthropopithecus troglo- 

 dytes) ...... i 



THE GORILLA (Anthropopithecus gorilla) . 5 

 THE ORANG-UTAN (Simia satyrus) . . 9 

 THE HOOLOCK (Hylobates hoolock) . . 13 

 THE LUNGOOR (Semnopithecus entellus) . 1 7 

 THE GUEREZA (Colobus guerezd) . . 21 

 THE BUNDER (Macacus rhesus) . . 25 

 THE DIANA MONKEY (Cercopithecus diana) 29 

 THE MANGABEYS . . . . -32 



THE MANDRILL (Cynocephalus mormon) . 33 

 THE RED-FACED SPIDER MONKEY (Ateles 



paniscus) . . . . -37 



THE BARRIGUDOS ..... 39 



THE BROWN CAPUCHIN (Cebus fatuellus) . 41 

 THE RED HOWLER (Mycetes seniculus) . 45 

 THE OUAKARIS . . . . -47 



THE SAKIS 47 



THE SQUIRREL MONKEYS ... 48 



THE TEETEES 48 



THE DOUROUCOULIS .... 48 

 THE LION MARMOSET (Midas rosalid) . 49 

 THE RUFFED LEMUR (Lemur varius) . 53 



THE SIFAKAS 55 



THE MOUSE LEMURS . . . -55 



THE GALAGOS 55 



THE SLOW LEMURS . . . -56 



THE TARSIER 56 



THE AYE- A YE . . . . .56 

 THE LION (Felis leo) . . . 57 



THE TIGER (Felis ligris) . . . .61 

 THE LEOPARD (Felis pardus) ... 65 

 THE PUMA (Felis concclor) ... 69 

 THE OUNCE (Felis uncia) . . -73 

 THE JAGUAR (Felis onca) . . -74 

 THE CLOUDED LEOPARD (Felis nebulosa) . 77 

 THE OCELOT (Felis pardalis) . . .78 

 THE SERVAL (Felis servat) . . -79 

 THE WILD CAT (Felis catus) . . -79 

 THE LYNX (Felis lynx) . . . .81 

 THE CARACAL (Felis caracal] . . . 83 

 THE CHEETAH (Cyncelurus jubatus) . . 85 

 THE CIVET (Viverra civetta) . . .89 

 THE GENETS ...... 90 



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THE TREE-CIVETS . . . . -9' 

 THE BlNTURONG (Arctictis binturong) . 92 

 THE WATER-CIVET (Cynogale bennettii) . 92 

 THE FOSSA (Cryptoprocta ferox) . . 92 

 THE GREY INDIAN MONGOOSE (Htrpestes 



griseus) . .... 93 



THE EGYPTIAN MONGOOSE (Herpestes 



ichneumon) . . . . -95 

 THE MEERKAT (Suricala tetradaciyla) . 96 

 THE STRIPED HYAENA (Hyaena slriata) . 97 

 THE BROWN HY^NA (Hyaena brunnea) . 98 

 THE SPOTTED HY^NA (Hycena crocuta) . 99 

 THE AARD-WOLF (Proteles cristatus) . 100 

 THE WOLF (Cam's lupus) . . . 101 



THE COYOTE (Caw's latrans] . . .104 

 THE BLACK-BACKED JACKAL (Cants meso- 



melas) . . . . . .105 



THE INDIAN JACKAL (Canis aureus) . 106 

 THE DINGO (Canis dingo) . . .107 

 THE MANED WOLF (Cants jubatus) . .108 

 THE Fox (Canis vulpes) . . . .109 



THE ARCTIC Fox (Canis lagopus] . . 1 1 1 

 THE FENNEC (Canis cerdo) . . .112 

 THE DHOLE (Cyan dukhunensis) . .113 

 THE HUNTING-DOG (Lycaon piclus) . 115 



THE RACCOON-DOG (Canis procyonoides) . 116 

 THE SABLE (Mustela zibellina) . 1 1 7 



THE MINK . . . . . .119 



THE POLECAT (Mustela pulorius) . .119 

 THE STOAT OR ERMINE (Mustela erminea) 120 

 THE WEASEL (Mustela vulgaris) . . 120 

 THE GLUTTON (Gulo luscus) . . . izi 

 THE TAYRA (Galictis barbara) . . .123 

 THE GRISON (Galictis vittatd) . . .123 

 THE BADGER (Meles (axus) . . .12$ 

 THE AMERICAN BADGER (Taxidea ameri- 



cana) . . . . . .127 



THE HOG-BADGER (Arctonyx collaris) . 127 



THE RATELS is8 



THE SKUNK (Mephitis mephitica) . .129 

 THE SOUTHERN SKUNK (Conepatus mapu- 



rito) 131 



THE SMALL SKUNK (Spilogale putorius) . 131 

 THE ZORILLAS . . . . v . 132 



