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There is avery large 
trade in the skins of 
\this animal. 
746. The Civet 
Cats,which are found 
_ in the northern part 
3 of Africa, chiefly in 
— Abyssinia, are all re- 
~ markable fora pouch 
near the tail contain- 
ing a perfume which 
is quite an article of 
commerce. <A rep- 
resentation of one spe- 
» cles you have in Fig. 
29. 
77. The Ichneu- 
mons are singular an- 
~ imals. Having long 
bodies and short 
limbs, they creep into 
very narrow places, and run their slender snouts into 
every crevice in search of their food, which consists of 
snakes, lizards, crocodiles’ eggs, etc. The Egyptian Ich- 
neumon, or Pharaoh’s Rat, Fig. 30, is often domesticated 
Fig. 29.—Civet Cat. 
Fig. 30.—Egyptian Ichneumon. 
in houses in Egypt, that it may destroy the snakes and 
other reptiles that so often infest them in that country. 
78. The domestic Cat is so well known that I need 
to say little about it. The species has many varieties, 
though not as many as there are among the dogs. The 
Cat has a strong attachment to localities, but seldom man- 
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