'f% S E A L: Clafsl, 



inches long: the breadth of the fore feet, when ex- 

 tended, was three inc:ic: and a half: the hind legs 

 were placed in fuch a manner as to point diredly 

 backwards •, and were ten inches long : each hind 

 foot, when extended, was nine inches and a half 

 broad : every foot was divided into five toes ; and 

 each of thofe connefled by a ftrong and broad web, 

 covered on both fides with fhort hair. 



The toes v/ere furnilhed with fcrong claws, well 

 adapted to aiTift the animal in climbing the rocks it 

 basked on : the clav/s on the hind feet were about an 

 inch long, flender, and ftrait ; except at the end?, 

 which were a little inciirvated. 



The circumference of the body in the thickefl part, 

 which was nenr ^-vi fhoulders, was one foot ten inches i 

 but near the hind legs, where it v/as narroweft, it 

 nieafurcd only twelve inches. 



The head and nofe were broad and flat, like thofe 

 of the otter ; the neck (liort and thick ; the eyes 

 large and black j it had no external ears, but in lieu 

 of them, two fmall orifices: the noflrils were oblong : 

 on each fide the nofe were feveral long ftiff hairs ; 

 and above each eye, were a few of the fame kind. 



The form of the tongue of this animal is fo Angu- 

 lar, that were other notes wanting, that alone would 

 diftinguifh it from all other quadrupeds ; being 

 forked, or flit at the end. 



The whole animal was covered with fhort hair, 

 very clofely fet together : the color of that on the 

 head and feet was dufky : on the body dufky, fpot" 

 ted irregularly with white : on the back the dufky 

 color predominated , on the belly the white : but 



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