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THE ZENICK. 



LUSIMANSE. Crossarchus Obscurus. 



THE CURIOUS animal which is known by the name of KUSIMANSE, or MANGUE, is 

 native of Sierra Leone and Western Africa. 



It is plantigrade in its walk, and has five toes on each foot. The teeth are of the 

 same description as those of the succeeding animal. Its nose has something of the 

 proboscis in its character, and its ears are small. The food of the Kusimanse consists 

 of the smaller mammalia, of various insects, and some kinds of fruits. The general 

 color of the animal is a deep ruddy brown, but in certain lights, and when its coat is at 

 all ruffled, the chocolate brown of its fur becomes plentifully grizzled with yellowish 

 white. The reason for this change of tint is, that each hair is marked alternately with 

 white and brown. 



. Surlcata Zenlck. 



THE ZENICK, sometimes termed the SURICATE, is a native of Southern Africa, but 

 not very commonly found. It is not so exclusively carnivorous as the preceding animal, 

 being fond of sweet fruits as well as of an animal diet. It is rather a small animal, 

 measuring about eighteen inches in total length, its tail being six inches long. The feet 



