^lOXGOOZ. 
Pennaiit, who describes ituixler the name or 
the Woolly Maucauco, savs that it not only 
inhabits Madagascar, and the adjacent isles, 
hut is found as far as Celebes and Macassar. 
It sleeps on trees; turns it's tail over it's head, 
to protecl: it from rain; lives on fruits; and 
is very sportive, good-natured, and tender. 
This, " he adds, is the species Sonnerat calls 
INIaquis a Bourres, but his figure is not by any 
means accurate." 
The ]Mongooz is described, by BufFon, as 
•smaller than the Ring-Tailed Maucauco. It's 
hair is silky, shortish, and somewhat curled. 
It's nose is larger than that of the Ring- 
■"J ailed Maucauco, and resembles that of the 
Yari, or Pied Maki or Maucauco. ** I had, " 
savs he, a Mongooz in mv possession for 
several years, which was entirely brown; it 
liad yellow eyes, a black nose, and short ears. 
It amused itself with eating it's own tail, and 
acluallv destrovcd the last four or live verte- 
brae. 1'his animal was extremely dirty ; and 
so troublesome, that we were obliged to chain 
it. Whenever it could make it's escape, it 
went into the neighbouring shops, to search 
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