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CARNIVORES. 



are small and not pendent, and the head rounded, with the brown eyes widely 

 separated from one another. An apparently adult specimen of this diminutive 

 breed preserved in the British Museum measures only 71 inches from the tip of 

 the nose to the root of the tail. 



ASIATIC WILD DOGS (Cams alpinus, deccanensis, etc.). 



With the Siberian wild dog (G. alpinus) we revert to the consideration of the 

 wild members of the Canidce. It belongs to a small group of Asiatic species, 



SIBERIAN WILD DOG ( nat. size). 



distinguished from other representatives of Canis by the loss of the last molar 

 tooth on each side of the lower jaw, so that the total number of teetl is forty 

 instead of forty-two. The group is further distinguished by the shorter muzzle 

 and the slightly convex profile of the face. On account of these and certain other 

 points of difference more especially the presence of either twelve or fourteen teats, 

 instead of the usual ten these species are frequently referred to a distinct genus, 

 under the name of Cyon. Another distinctive feature of these animals is the 

 presence of long hairs between the pads of the feet. The whole of these dogs are 

 in the habit of hunting in large packs, and are noticeable on account of their 

 courage and handsome appearance ; the tail being bushy and equal in length to 

 about half the head and body. Since there is no doubt that they are not the 



