104 THE TOWER MENAGERIE. 
pressed, and more elevated behind than before; the 
back is strongly arched. The line of the profile is per- 
fectly straight, the muzzle narrow and tapering, and the 
ears short and rounded. The tail is of equal length 
with the body, and tapers gradually to the tip; it is 
marked with eight or nine broad rings of black, alter- 
nating with an equal number of grayish. 
Like the other animals of its group, its habits are pre- 
datory; in confinement it retains much of its original 
ferocity, and is extremely spiteful and savage. The two 
individuals from which our figure was taken have inha- 
bited the Menagerie for nearly twelve months; they are 
both males, and occupy different dens. ‘They are fed, 
like the preceding, and indeed like all the carnivorous 
quadrupeds which it remains to mention, on a mixture 
of vegetable and animal food; and deposit large quan- 
tities of civet, which strongly impregnates the air of the 
apartment in which they are kept. This perfume is 
highly esteemed by the Javanese, who apply it not only 
to their dresses, but also to their persons. Even the 
apartments and furniture of the natives of rank are 
generally scented with it to such a degree as to be offen- 
sive to Kuropeans. 
