BOTANIC GARDENS MENAGERIE. 167 



from India. They live well in the Straits, eating grass, paddy 

 etc. 



One belonging to one of the regiments proved a nuisance 

 by suddenly charging the men from behind, and when it had 

 damaged eight in this manner, it was sent to the gardens. It 

 was otherwise very quiet and tame. I it was killed by a 

 sambur deer as described previously. 



Tragukts napu. 



The large mouse deer often trapped by Malays has been 

 constantly kept in enclosures. These animals had a habit of 

 sitting almost motionless in a corner of their enclosure so that 

 after a time large bonycalli appeared on the legs at the joints. 

 This was stopped by giving them a large soft ground enclosure, 

 where there being several together they exercised themselves 

 and lived and bred. Many that are brought in by the Malays 

 are injured by having the sharp canine teeth broken- off so as 

 to prevent their biting and from that and other rough handling 

 the poor animals frequently succumb. They eat spinach, 

 sweet potatoes etc. In making their enclosure it is necessary 

 to sink the palings in the ground for some depth "as these 

 animals can dig their way out beneath if it is not deep enough. 

 On one occasion I purchased three Napus at Changi, one old 

 and two young ones, which a Malay had had a long time, and 

 brought them down in the same box they had always lived in 

 but while waiting for about half an hour till an enclosure was 

 got ready for them, unexpectedly the old female attacked the 

 voung ones and bit off their noses and ears, killing them, what 

 provoked this maniacal attack I could not guess. 



T. jav aniens. 



The Kanchil, resembles the Napu but is smaller and brown- 

 er. It is about as common but less frequently brought into 

 captivity, probably being more delicate and easily injured. 



T. stauleyanus. 



Is a Pelandok, as big as the Napu but of a bright foxy red. 

 Its locality is sai d to be Ehio, but the species is only known 



R. A. Soc. No! 46, 1006. 



