46 ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. 
is only in their disposition. In the side view given in 
the same plate, and in the detailed description, this 
error has been avoided. 
The back of the neck in the Napu is darker than 
the rest of the upper surface ; and a still darker line 
passes from between the ears to the extremity of the 
nose, the line of profile being nearly straight, and 
terminating in a moist naked muzzle, extending for- 
wards beyond the aperture of the mouth. In this the 
nostrils occupy a lateral position, forming two length- 
ened longitudinal slits. The muzzle itself is of a dusky 
black with a tinge of flesh-colour, as are also the ears, 
which are rather small, upright, and nearly naked, and 
two narrow lines passing from the eyes to the extremity 
of the nose. The eyes are very large, prominent, and 
remarkably brilliant. The tail is rather short, white 
beneath and at the tip ; the legs are of moderate length 
and excessively slender ; and the hoofs long, tapering, 
and pointed at the tip. 
The Napu frequents thickets near the sea-shore, and 
feeds principally upon berries. It seldom visits the 
larger forests, which are the favourite resort of the 
Kanchil ; for it does not possess either the agility or 
the cunning of the latter to secure it from danger, and 
prefers therefore the vicinity of man, with whom it 
readily becomes familiar, to that of the beasts of prey 
which inhabit the interior. When taken young it is 
tamed with the greatest facility. In captivity it appears 
perfectly at its ease, and quite indifferent to what is 
passing around it. Its full dark eye and placid air 
give it the appearance of a degree of intelligence which 
it does not really possess, for the greater part of its 
existence is passed in eating, drinking, and sleeping. 
Its voice is scarcely more than might be produced by a 
deep but still a gentle expiration. 
