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ash coloured, the lower white ; its head is round, 
nose sharp, and whiskers long ; it has two canine 
-teeth in each jaw ; four cutting teeth in the upper 
jaw ; six in the lower, and seven grinders on each 
side ; its ears are large, roundish, naked, and 
membranaceous * its toes are long, but of unequal 
lengths ; the nails round, and very short ; its 
tail is as long as the body, and is prehensile, 
In'dri. 
This animal is entirely of a black colour, except 
on the face, which is greyish ; a greyish cast also 
prevails towards the lower part of the abdomen, 
and the rump is white. The face is of a lengthened, 
or dog-like form ; the ears shortish, and slightly 
tufted ; the hair or fur is silky and thick, and 
in some parts of a curly, or crisped appearance ; 
it is the largest animal of this genus, and is said 
by Mons. Sonnerat, its first describer, to be 
three feet and a half high. It is said to be a 
gentle and docile animal ; and to be trained, 
when taken young, for the chace, in the manner 
of a dog. Its voice resembles the crying of an 
infant. It is a native of Madagascar, where it is 
known by the name of Indri, which is said to 
signify the man of the wood . The nails in this 
species are flat, but pointed at the ends ; and there 
is no appearance of a tail. 
* Potto. 
This is an obscure species, known only from 
the description and figure in Bosnian's account 
of Guinea. He ascribes to it, on the authority of 
the negroes, the tardy manners of the sloth. He 
assures us that it is inconceivably ugly ; and 
when it is old, is covered with reddish fiocky hair* 
