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Madagascar, and intermediate between the Cats and 
Civets; 3 rd, the Viverridce which includes the Civets, 
Mongooses, and some other curious animals allied to them, 
found in Africa and Madagascar, and nowhere else; 
4 th, the Protelidce , also represented only by one remarkable 
animal allied to the Hyaena and Mongoose, and found only 
in South Africa ; 5 th, the Hycenidce or Hyaenas ; 6///, the 
Dogs or Canidce ; Jth, the Mnstelidce , which includes the 
Weasels, Gluttons, Otters, Badgers, Ratels and Skunks, 
and some other allied animals for which there are no po¬ 
pular names ; 8th, the Procyonidce or Coatis and their 
allies ; 9 th, the FEhiridcc or Cat-bears ; 10///, the Ursidce or 
Bears ; nth, the Otaridce or Eared Seals, sometimes termed 
Sea-lions or Sea-bears ; 1 2th, the Trichechidce, represented 
by the Walrus or Morse, and 13 th, the Phocidce , the ordinary 
Earless Seals. Of these thirteen Families, the majority 
are terrestrial, and from the circumstance that their feet 
have well developed toes they are called Fissipedia ; where¬ 
as the few families which are thoroughly aquatic in their 
habits and have their limbs consequently modified more or 
less into fins, are known as Pinnipedia ; this latter division 
includes the Walrus and the two families of Seals. Of 
course, some of the Fissipedia are partly aquatic in their 
habits, but their limbs never become altered into fins : and 
a familiar illustration of this is the Otter. 
In the divisions of the Kuch Bihar House, there are 
examples of the Felidce, Viv err idee, Canidce and Pro¬ 
cyonidce. The Felidce or Cats are found all over the globe 
except in the Australian region, Madagascar and the 
Antilles, which have no wild cats. Cats always attack 
their prey by first striking it with their powerful feet, 
and, not as dogs, by seizing it with their teeth, and their 
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