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is badly in need uf being retjiaced liy a iVesb specimen : two 
young ones, mounted in a group, the one drinking, the other 
munching a bone (see pL V) ; and two black Panthers, one 
of them presented tn 1903 by H,H. fhe Suitan of Johore.— 
A smaller cat, but still a fairly formidable beast, h the Clouded 
Leopard, ' Harimau dahan ' or ' H. akar ' {Fe/i<{ mimhsa]. 
A fine specimen of it is exhibited* said 10 have been obtained 
near Changi. This locality, however, is doubtful. Smaller again 
is the Marbled Cat (Felis marnmrtita). A remarkable looking 
animal is the Golden Cat {F, temminckii), with its reddish-goJden 
fur, from Malacca. The most common cat on the Malay 
Peninsula is probably the Leopard Cat {F bengaknsis), which is 
only about the size of the domestic cat, 
A much less interesting group are the dogs- There is a 
wild dog or * Anjing utan ' {Cytm mtilans), known from the 
Malay Peninsula^ Sumutra, Java and Borneo, 1 1 is of reddish 
colour; specimens from Pahang and Mount Ophir are 
exhibited. 
The Civets are in number of species the largest family 
of Malayan Carnivora, The Palm-Civet or Musang ( Pdra- 
doxurus ■ herntaphrodyta) is the most common of them. \\ is 
plentiful in Singapore, and the group of them, male, female 
and two young ones, exhibited in the Museum, was caught at 
Cairnhill, in 1902, and presented by Mrs. Fri',«elL They often 
live in the roof of houses, and their presence is soon known by 
their obnoxious smell They may be of some use in destroying 
rats, but do as much harm in going after pigeons, fowls and 
fruit. In coffee plantations they are especially unwelcome 
visitors.— A very pretty, but rare Civet is Hemigalia ftardwkkii 
of which a specimen from Pahang is shown. The body is 
marked by broad transverse bands of alternating yellow and 
black. Both this species and the Musang are easily tamed.™ 
Considerably larger than either of these is the 'Musang jebat ' 
{Vhyerra taiigaimtga) %v]i\Q\\,\\k^\hQ common Musang^ has an 
unfortunate liking for colTee-berries.— Other Malayan Civets 
are the Otter Civet (Cywo^fi/f' fewwi-ff/), from Malacca, and the 
Water-Mongoose or Musang babi {Herpestes brachyums). --Th^ 
Binturong {Arctictis binttirong) would at the first glance seem to 
belong to the Bears rather than to the Civets, on account of its 
long black fur, an J has therefore been called the 'Bear-Cat'. 
However, its long and thick and bushy tail would soon show- 
that it cannot be a bear. This animal is widely distributed 
from the Himalayas to Burma, Siam, the Malay Peninsula and 
Malay Archipelago. It has often been tamed. 
