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Monkey, Macacus sinicus^^ received December 29, 1896, 
died of a wound on May 1, 1909, thus living here 
thirteen years four months four days ; and a “ Macacus 
fuscatus,^^ purchased February 7, 1895, was destroyed, 
having gone blind, December 2, 1912, thus living here 
seventeen years nine months twenty-five days. 
Among the Carnivora attention may be called to three 
tigers, all from Travancore, and one caught within thirty 
miles of Trivandrum, f Two of these tigers were caught 
in pits which had been dug to trap wild elephants in. Black 
Leopards, Felis pardus var. melas, breed in this menagerie 
regularly, and 1 was shown a female born here March 14, 1 899, 
i.e. fourteen years one month twelve days, and still alive. 
Representatives of the family Viverridae seldom live over 
ten years in captivity, but at Trivandrum there were a 
Malabar Civet-Cat, Viverra civeitina^ received December 1, 
1897, i.e, fifteen years four months twenty-five days, and 
still alive; an Indian* Palm-Civet, Faradoxurus niger^ received 
November 14, 1898, i.e. fourteen years five months twelve 
days, and still alive ; a Bear- Cat, Arctictis hinturong.^ received 
December 8, 1901, i.e. eleven years four months eighteen 
days, and still alive ; and I was told that a Stripe-necked 
Mongoose, Herpestes vitticollis^ lived here for twelve years 
ten months and eighteen days. It is a curious coincidence 
that these four long-lived animals should all be males (this 
I have on the authority of the Head Keeper), and that 
also among the Arctoidea the three oldest animals in the 
Trivandrum menagerie should also be of this sex. These are 
a male Otter, Lutra vulgaris.^ received September 11, 1900, 
i.e. twelve years five months twenty-five days, and still 
alive ; a male Smooth Indian Otter, Lutra macrodus., received 
November 2, 1897, i.e. fifteen years five months twenty-four 
days, and still alive; and a male Sloth-Bear, Melursiis ursinus., 
* Simia sinica, Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum, Appendix, p. 521 (1771) (ex 
Buffon, vol. xiv, p. 241, Bonnet Chinois.) This name was not given from any idea 
that it was a native of China, but on account of the resemblance of the arrangement 
of the hair of the scalp to a Chinese hat.” W. H. Flower, “ Catalogue of the Museum 
of the Koyal College of Surgeons,” Part II, (1884), page 33. 
f I was told that only a few years ago a tiger made its way one night into 
the heart of the city of Trivandrum and was shot by a Nayer sentry on duty at 
the Maharaja’s Palace. 
