438 DR. r. CHALMERS MITCHELL ON LONGEVITY AND 



necessary in most cases, but even more necessary is constant 



access to the open air, by night and by day, at the free choice of 



the animals. 



^ / J \ No. of Av. dur. Max. dur. 



FELID.« {cont.}. Indiv. iu months, in months, 



Cynchlurii^s juhatics (Cheetah) 17 30 78 



Crt/ptoprocia ferox (Crypto-procta.) ... 2 4*5 5 



Capt. Stanley Flower records a dui-ation of over 9 years for 

 a Cheetah, the animal being still alive. 



-ry- No. of Av. dur. Max. dur. 



VIVERRID^. Indiv. in months, in months. 



Fiverra, whole genus 19 65 181 



V. civetta (African Civet) 14 66 181 



F. ia?i^«^imgra fSumatran Civet) 4 40 81 



F. «i6e«A« (Large Indian Civet) 1 143 143 



Viverricida, whole genus 12 33"5 93 



F. 7?iaZ«cce3ms (Indian Civet) -. . 11 34*5 93 



F. schlegeli (Schlegel's Civet) 1 23 23 



We have no information as to the potential longevity of Civets, 

 but the record of 15 years is no doubt considerably too short. On 

 the other hand, their average duration of life has been good ; it 

 is interesting to notice that, although these are at least as typically 

 tropical animals as the majority of the Felidas, they have been 

 for the most part kept o\it of doors in un warmed shelters. 



Genetta, whole gen vis 46 



G. felina (Feline G enet) 2 



G. pardina ( Pardin e Genet) 4 



G. senegcdensis (Pale Genet) 4 



G. tigrina (Blotched Genet) 22 



G. vulgaris (Common Genet) 14 



Paradoxurus, whole genus 58 



P. atireits (Golden Paradoxure) 3 



P. grayi (Gray's Paradoxure) 3 



P. niger [P. prehensilis, P. pallasi, 35 



P. hermafhroditus) (Common 

 Paradoxure). 



P. larvatus (Masked Paradoxure) 8 



P. ?e^6CO'n^2/s^«^(;( White-whiskered Para- 4 



doxure). 

 P.phili2Jpensis{P\\\\\pp\ne Paradoxure) 5 

 Arctogcde leucotis (Three-striped Para- 8 



doxvire). 



A . ti'ivirgafa 1 



Hemigalea hardioickii (Hardwicke's 2 



Hemigale). 

 Arctictis hmtiirong i^vcitvivotng) 8 39 82 



