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seum are young, so that we are, as yet, unacquainted with 

 the minute detail of its organization in an adult state. 



The Hyaena Genet has, in all, thirty teeth: the six in- 

 cisors, in both jaws, are flat, trenchant, and divided by a 

 furrow on the external side ; the canines are very sharp, 

 straight, and form a much elongated cone, those of the 

 lower jaw being slightly bent. There are four cheek-teeth 

 above, very small, and separated from each other, the three 

 first being false molars, each with a single point, and the 

 fourth a small tuberculous tooth, with two tubercles. In 

 the lower jaw, there are three false molars, the first with a 

 single point, and a single root ; the second with two roots, 

 a single point, and a little posterior heel ; and the third 

 with two little points, and a small heel. The condyles of the 

 lower jaw are on a line with the teeth, as in the felinae. 



The general form of the skull, without the integuments, 

 is intermediate between those of the Genets and the Dogs. 



The general appearance of the animal is perfectly that 

 of the Hyaena, except in size, its maximum of develop- 

 ment not appearing to exceed half that of the Spotted 

 Hyaena ; the individuals in question are not larger than a 

 Fox. 



But to describe its characters rather more minutely, the 

 ears are long and pointed ; the nose is assimilated to that 

 of the Dogs. There are five toes on the fore feet, and four 

 on those behind, armed with strong pointed claws. The foot 

 seems constructed nearly for the plantigrade mode of motion. 

 The ground colour is yellowish-gray, varied on the body with 

 six or seven black bands, passing from the dorsal line to 

 the flanks ; three small longitudinal bands mark the fore 

 part of the shoulders, and one the upper part of the crup- 

 per. The thighs and legs, both before and behind, have 

 some imperfect annuli. A black mane, like that of the 

 Hysena, passes down the neck and dorsal line. The tarsi 

 and fingers are of a deep gray-black before. The tail is 



