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Its natural food is small quadrupeds and reptiles. It has long been 
celebrated for destroying the eggs of the crocodile. It w as o e y 
domesticated in Egypt. 
GREY ICHNEUMON. 
Herpestes griseus, III. 
Native of India, where it is frequently kept in houses, similarly to 
the domestic cat. 
BROWN COATI-MONDI. 
Nasua fusca, F. Cuv . Viverra Narica, Linn. Le Coati brun, F. Cuv. 
Le Coati noiratre, Buff. Dusky Brazilian Weasel, Penn. 
Native of South America.— Presented by Sir Benjamin D’Urban. 
A JACKAL DOG. (Hybrid.) 
Bred between a Jackal and Common Dog , the former being the male 
parent. 
AGOUTIS, or BRAZILIAN CAVIES. 
Dasyprocta Acuti, III. Mus Aguti, Linn. Cavia Aguti, Gmel. Chlo- 
romys Acuti, F. Cuv. L’ Agouti ordinaire. Buff. Long-nose Cavy, 
Penn. 
Natives of Brazil and the various parts of South America, where they 
are eaten by the inhabitants. They readily become tame. Feed on roots 
and fruits. When angry they strike the ground with their legs like a 
Rabbit. — One of these was presented by Capt. George Francis Lyon, 
R.N. ; the other by Lieut. Matthew Curling Friend, R.N. 
On the South side of the Repository are Cages and Kennels 
for Dogs and other Quadrupeds (43), where at present are 
confined specimens of the 
EUROPEAN BADGER. 
Meles vulgaris, Desm. Ursus Meles, Linn. 
RACCOON. 
Proeyon Lotor, Storr. Ursus Lotor, Linn. Le Raton, Buff. 
RED COATI-MONDI. 
Nasua rufa, F. Cuv. Le Coati roux, Buff. Brazilian Weasel, Penn. 
Native of the warm parts of South America. 
BROWN COATI-MONDI. 
{See above.) 
