_jo8 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



double entrance; and sleeps during the winter in 

 the centre of its lodge. It lays in a store of corn, 

 nuts, &c.; and sits up like a Squirrel when it eats. 

 It is easily provoked, and bites hard. 



Its fur is of little value ; but its flesh is reckoned 

 good eating. 



In Poland and Russia, there is an animal of this 

 kind, called the ZEMNI; and by Mr. Pennant, the 

 Podolian Marmot. 



Its habits are similar to those of the Souslik; but 

 it is larger, stronger, and more mischievous. 



The head is thick, the body slender, and the ears 

 short and round: it has two cutting teeth in each 

 jaw; those of the under jaw are much longer than 

 the upper: the eyes are small, and concealed in the 

 fur like those of the Mole : its tail is short, and of 

 an ash colour. 



THE TAILLESS MARMOT. 



We are favoured by Mr. Pennant with the draw- 

 ing of this animal, which has hitherto been un- 

 described. In the form of its body, it seems to 

 agree with the description given of the Zisel, and 

 probably may be a variety of that animal. 



