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CARNIVORA. 
THE VIVERRiE. 
A SLIGHT difference in the teeth distinguishes the 
viverrae from those which have preceded. They 
have four carnivorous cheek-teeth above, and five 
below, the foremost of which are generally deci- 
duous ; and they have also two molar teeth above, 
and one below, situate beyond the carnivorous teeth 
in each jaw, like the dog’s, the last of which has 
two blunted lobes on the inner side. The head is 
long, the muzzle pointed, and the end of the nose 
large ; the nostrils are large, and pierced on the 
side ; the pupils of the eyes contract in a transverse 
line ; the tongue is covered with hard bony papillae; 
the ears are shortish, and rounded ; the feet have 
five toes (except one species), which are separate from 
one another, and armed with semiretractile claws. 
Near the anus there is placed a deep pouch, which 
contains a fatty and very odoriferous substance ; 
but, in some species, this is only a simple folding of 
the skin. The tail is long, and covered with hair. 
The fur is soft, and marked with lo-ngitudinal dark- 
coloured spots. 
This genus is confined to the warm climates of 
the ancient continent, and is divided, by the modern 
zoologists, into four subdivisions : those included in 
the first of these are called the true civets ; which 
are distinguished by the following characters ; viz. 
