THE CIVET. 
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mane, is coarse ; the ears are short and round' 
ed ; the eyes blue ; the tip of the nose^ sid^® 
of the face, lips, chin, breast, and feet blackj, 
the rest of the face and part of the sides ^ 
the neck yellowish white, with three bln^^ 
stripes running from each ear to the thrn^^*' 
and shoulders. The tail is generally black' 
but sometimes marked with pale spots 
the base. ^ 
The civet is a native of several parts 
Africa and India. It feeds chiefly on sm^' 
quadrupeds and birds, which it takes by 
prise ; like the cat, sometimes committing d^^ 
predations among poultry, when it can stc^ 
into a farm-yard. But, though naturally "'d 
and somewhat ferocious, it is capable of bei®^ 
tamed and rendered tolerably familiar. B ’’ 
said to be extremely voracious, and will son^^^ 
times roll itself for a minute or two on uic^ 
that is given to it before it eats it. 
This animal is remarkable for the prodn^ 
