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ZOOLOGY. 



to require particularizmg ; the other species of this genus 

 are mostly wild and fcocicus, and are the tei ror of the 

 inhabtlants of both hot an J. cold countries; the Hyaena and 

 most of the other ksnds abound in the ^.varmer parts of Asia 

 and Africa ; while the Wolf and Fox kinds are most 

 numerous in the colder regions. 



Most of the species retire during the day to holes or cayes, 

 in woody situations, and only leave their j etre'xts at night, to 

 prey on such animals as do not possess sufficient strength to 

 resist, or speed to elude their attacks. Most of the kinds are 

 gregarious. 



3. Felis. Cat. Front teeth six, the intermediate ones 



equal ; grinders three on each side ; tongue prickly 

 backwards ; clazos retractile. 



But few of the feline tribe are at all rendered subservient to 

 the uses or purposes of man, at least whilst living ; the 

 domestic Cnt and some few of the smaller kinds of Leopards 

 are the only exceptions, axid these however tamed, still, 

 retain much of their original wildness and ferocity. They 

 are all carnivorous and riot in the blood of the animals they 

 overcome ; their haunts are thick woods and forests, within 

 which, in eaves or dens they generally retire during the day ; 

 seeking their prey usually in the night. 



4. Viverra. Weesel. Front teeth six, the intermediate 



ones shorter ; tusks one on each side, longer than the 

 teeth ; grinders more than three ; tongue often aculeat© 

 backwards ; claws not retractile. 



