5-2 CARNIVORES. 



Malayan wild dog is entitled to rank as a distinct species {C. rutilans). It is 

 smaller and slifhter in build, and has slenderer limbs than its Indian relative; 

 while the " brush " is smaller, and the hair of the bodj' is short and harsh, and has 

 no under-fur. There is also stated to be a difference in regard to the relative length 

 of the flesh-tooth of the upper jaw to the two molars by which it is followed. In 

 colour this dog is of a deep ferruginous red above, with the individual hairs .scarcely 

 lio-hter at their roots ; while the under-parts of the body are whitish. Mr. Blanford 

 gives the length of the head and body of a young male as 32i inches, and that of 

 the tail 12 inches. This species is found throughout the Malay penin-sula, and also 

 in the islands of Sumatra and Java, M'hile it has also been reported to occur in 

 Borneo. It is also found in Tenasserim, and has been obtained near Moulmein : 

 but it has yet to be determined whether the wild dog of Upper Burma belongs to 

 this or the preceding species. It may be suggested that in the latter district it will 

 be found that the specimens indicate a more or less complete transition between 



the two species. 



In concluding our notice of the wild dogs of this group, it maj- 

 Extinct Species. ^^ j^g^^ioned that remains of extinct species are found in the caveni 

 deposits of France and Germany. These fossil species appear to have been closely 

 allied to the living ones ; and afford one more instance of the derivation of the 

 present fauna of the East from the ancient fauna of Western Europe. 



The Maned Wolf (Canis jubatus). 



With the so-called maned wolf — a name which is in every respect a misnomer, 

 since the creature is neither distinctly maned nor a true wolf — we come to the first 

 of a group of South American species, which fomi the remaining representatives of 

 the wolf-like section of the familj'. The maned wolf, which is of about the same 

 size as the common wolf, differs from the rest of these South American species by 

 its superior size, longer legs, and shorter tail. It is placed by Professor Mivart 

 among the true wolves, but its appearance and habits are so ditferent that we are 

 persuaded that its proper place is- here. 



The aguara-guazu, as this animal is termed in South America, is a long-legged 

 and long-eared species, with a very conspicuous coloration. The bod}^ is covered 

 with long and somewhat coarse hairs, which are more lengthened on the back of 

 the neck than elsewhere; the general colour being of a bright yellowish red. 

 There is, however, a black patch extending from the nape of the neck towards the 

 shoulders, and black is also present on the under-surface of the lower jaw. More- 

 over, the legs have black "stockings," standing out conspicuouslj- against the 

 general red colour of the body ; while the under-surface of the upper part of the 

 throat, as well as the insides of the ears and the extremity of the tail are white. 



The maned wolf inhabits Brazil, Paraguay, and Northern Argentina, but does 

 not extend as far south as the Pampas. It differs from the trae wolves in being 

 an entirely solitary animal — never assembling in packs, and also in being 

 harmless to men. Generally found in moist regions, it lies concealed during the 

 day in bushes and thickets, and does not venture forth till evening for its nocturnal 

 wanderings. It prej's generallj^ upon the various species of rodents which are so 



