cies of this animal, whose coat is so thick that it 

 will resist the impact of shot, allowing it to just 

 penetrate the skin, and thus doing the creature no 

 harm. They will often live for hours after the spine 

 has been dislocated or the brain pierced. 



The ear is round and small, and almost concealed 

 in the dense hair. Th^ head is round and very wide 



at the occiput, the sides of the face are wide, and 

 the nasal brim short, giving a very short and round 

 head as compared with other marsupial animals. 



The eyes are light hazel in color, with vertical 

 black pupils. 



The female resembles the male in every way ex- 

 cept that the color is white, with a light blanket of 



