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CARNIVORA. 
birds. It often sits on its hind legs, and uses the 
fore paws, like a monkey, in eating. Affectionate, 
like dogs, it knows and acknowledges its master. It 
hunts during the night, and becomes very lively at 
sunset. It prefers the society of man to that of 
animals of its own species. It never bites, even in 
play 5 and shows, by its caresses, how much it likes 
to be noticed. In some parts of America the potto 
is domesticated.’’ 
