Its teeth, however, and the peculiar formation of its 

 claws, with feveral other particulars, abfolutely forbid 

 it to be any longer confidered as a fpecies of Urfus. 



The animal is about the fize of a bear, and is cover-, 

 ed all over, except on the face, or rather the fnout, 

 with long, fhaggy, black hair, which on the neck and 

 back is much longer than in other parts. On the 

 fore part of the body the hair points forwards, and on 

 the hinder part backwards. The eyes are very fmall ; 

 the ears rather fmall, and partly hid in the long hair 

 of the head. It is totally deftitute of incifores or front,, 

 teeth : in each jaw are two canine teeth of a moderate 

 fize : thofe in the upper jaw are fituated at the diftance 

 of two inches from each other : thofe in the lower jaw 

 are placed fomewhat lefs remote. The molares or 

 grinders in the upper jaw are three on each fide ; of 

 which the two moft remote are double, or lobed : the 

 remaining one fimple. In the lower jaw there are on 

 each fide fix grinders, of which the moft remote or 

 backward is fimple ; the two next double, and the three 

 remaining ones fimple. The tongue is fmooth, and 

 has nothing remarkable in its appearance. The nofe, 

 or fnout is of a fomewhat elongated form ; it alfo 

 appears as if furniihed with a fort of tranfverfe joint, 

 or internal cartilage, which admits of a peculiar kind 

 of motion in this part. , The claws on the fore-feet are 

 five in number, and are exceffively ftrong, moderately 

 crooked, and (harp pointed : thofe on the hind-feet are 

 lhorter, and of a rounder fhape. The tail is very 

 ihort, and incoafpicuous. 



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