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The sharp-eyed Lynx with tufted ears; the Cheetah, or Hunting 
Leopard, trained in India to bring down game, and for that purpose 
carried hoodwinked, till an Antelope or other game is in sight, when, 
on the blinders being removed, the Cheetah pursues and springs on the 
animal. 
Cases 30 and 31. The Hyamas, noted for their extreme voracity, and 
the loud howling they make at night; they feed chiefly on carrion. 
Case 32. The Civets, which secrete in a pouch a peculiar substance 
used as perfume. The Genets, Liugsang, Bassaris, and Ichneumons 
prey upon the smaller quadrupeds and birds, and are fond of sucking 
the eggs of reptiles and birds. The Surikate is readily tamed. Cases 
37-42. The Dogs which walk with the claws exposed: the Wolves 
hunting their prey in packs ; the Jackals wandering about at night 
and feeding on carrion. The Foxes, with sharp muzzles and bushy 
tails : one species is found in the Arctic regions, which turns white in 
winter. The African Otocyon and Fennec, with their enormous ears. 
Of the Dogs, one of the most interesting is the Esquimaux Dog, indis- 
pensable to the Arctic tribes during their long journeys over the snow. 
Case 43. The Weasels, well adapted by their slenderness to creep into 
holes where they find their prey. Some of the best furs are derived 
from this tribe ; in Siberia and North America, the Sable and Ermine 
are regularly trapped during the winter for their skins. Case 44. The 
Wolverene, a very astute and ferocious animal, said to master even the 
large Elk, on which it drops from an overhanging branch of a tree ; 
the Cape Ratel, whose favourite food is honey, in getting which it shows 
a peculiar instinct ; the Badgers, very strong creatures living in holes 
which they dig in the ground ; the Skunks deriving their name 
{Mephitis) from the odious smell which they emit when provoked : they 
are natives of America. 
Case 45. The Otters, with short webbed feet and long bodies, inhabit 
rivers and lakes, and live on fish ; the skin of the American Sea 
Otter is greatly valued as a fur. 
Cases 45-50. The Bears are named Plantigrade from walking on 
the soles of their feet, unlike the Dogs, which are Digitigrade, or walk 
on their toes. Bears are more frugivorous than carnivorous ; but 
the Polar Bear, the tyrant of the Arctic seas, lives chiefly on seals 
and fish. The tropical Bears have generally short fur and long 
tongues. Most of the Bears can climb well, and balance themselves 
on the hind legs with ease. The American Puiccoon has been called 
Lotor, or the Washer, from its habit of dipping its food in water before 
eating it. Cases 51-52. The Coati, with its long snout, which is used 
for grubbing in the ground; the Ailurus of Nepal, one of the most 
brilliantly coloured of quadrupeds. Here are placed the Insectivora, 
such as the Moles, with their strange fore-feet used for digging; the 
Golden Moles of South Africa, with iridescent fur, so rare among the 
Mammalia ; the Tenrecs of Madagascar and the Mauritius, which sjeep 
during the intense heats of summer ; the Hedgehogs; the Ptiloeercus 
of Borneo, with long feathered tail; the Tupaia of Java; the long- 
nosed Elephant-shrews of Africa; the little sharp-nosed Shrews 
