HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



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various gestures : it will obey the voice of its mas- 

 ter. Like the Cat, it has an antipathy to Dogs, 

 which it attacks fiercely upon the least irritation. 

 It is very apt to gnaw linen or w T oollen stuffs, often 

 sits upright, and walks with ease on its hind feet. 

 It eats in the manner of a Squirrel, and carries its 

 food to its mouth with its fore paws. 



Its flesh is sometimes eaten, but is always at- 

 tended with a disagreeable odour. 



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