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ZOOLOGY 



the shrews, which are mouse-hke, hve chiefly on the surface 

 and in tlie A^'oods, and feed on insects and small crustaceans. 

 The flesh-eaters (Carnivora ') include both land and marine 

 forms. To the first group (Fig. 403) belong the cats (including 

 tigers, lions, leopards, Ijaix, etc.); the civet-cats, mongoose, 

 etc. ; the hyenas: the dogs (including jackals, wolves, and 

 foxes); the bears; the raccoons; and the great fur-bearers, — 



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Fig. 40.3. — The cheetah, or hunting leopard. Felis jiihala. Photo, of a 

 group in the Field Colund^ian Museum. 



martens, minks, weasels, badgers and otters, and skunks. 

 Marine Carnivora comprise the seals (Fig. 404), walruses, 

 and sea-lions, the more valual4e of which are disapiiearing 

 as a result of man's lack of foresight. Altogether, the Car- 

 nivora comprise the most agile, the most intelligent, the most 

 dreadful, anrl some of the commercially most important of 

 fellow-animals. 



The gnawing mammals include our types, the mouse and the 

 rabl)it, and also the squirrels and marmots, beavers, jumping 

 mice and gophers, anrl porcupines. The order contains no 



^ caro, carnis, flesh ; vorare, to devour. 



