542 CARNIVORES. 
animal, exhibiting a kind of degradation from overbreeding. One of these brought 
to England about 1867 was a slender-legged animal with very long hair, and the 
bushy tail closely curled over its back. The face was extremely short, and the jaws 
very feeble, with only a single pair of incisor teeth in the lower one. This pug 
lived chiefly on vegetables, and exhibited a special partiality for cucumbers. 
ieee This dog is a magnificent animal, usually placed among the 
mastiffs, with which it agrees in the general physiognomy, and 
especially the large pendulous upper lips, or “flews,” as they are technically 
termed. It differs, however, from all other members of the group by its coat of long 
TIBET DOG (,, nat. size). 
shaggy hair, with a thick under-fur, and the large bushy tail, carried curled over 
the back. The development of this thick pelage is, however, probably an adaptive 
character due to the nature of the winter climate of the regions of which it is a 
native. The expression of the countenance is stern and fierce, from the deeply- 
sunken eyes, overhanging eyebrows, and the deep folds into which the skin of the 
forehead and cheeks is thrown. The ears are pendent; and the greatest develop- 
ment of hair is on the throat and chest. In colour these dogs may be either 
entirely black, black-and-tan, or tan; and in size they are fully equal to the largest 
European dogs. 
The Tibet dog is used as a watch-dog in the villages and encampments in the 
