THE SUBICATE. This animal, which 11 . , . n south Africa, is distinguished by its rough coat and its strong claws, of which those on the 



forefeet are particularly long. It is the special enemy of the Elephant-Mouse, a remarkably prolific and destructive rodent of ^puth.Afijca, which the picture 

 shpws itin the act of attacking. The Suricate forms by itself a distinct genus of the Vi^errine qtdi»r. (.Swricaiaieiradac^yta^ 



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