zoological gardens. 
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and one or more species are African. G. pardina , from 
the latter continent, occupies one of the cages of this 
house. The Genets have odoriferous pouches, but not 
much developed, and the pupil of the eye is a vertical 
slit, indicating a nocturnal habit, that is, these animals 
see better by night than by day. 
There are two examples in this House of a curiously 
coloured and peculiarly formed animal belonging to a 
separate sub-section of the Viverridce. It is called Henii - 
galea hardwickii , and is found in the Malayan peninsula 
and in some of the larger neighbouring islands, but it is 
rarely seen in Zoological Gardens. It is pale yellow, with 
broad dark bands across the back. Its habits are very 
nocturnal, and the two specimens are generally asleep 
during the day, and hidden in the straw of their box. 
They chiefly subsist on eggs. Little or nothing is known 
of the habits of this species in its wild state. 
The Dogs, Canidce , are here illustrated by two speci¬ 
mens from England of the common fox, Canis vulpes; 
the Indian fox, Canis bengaleusis; the common Jackal, 
Canis aureus; the black-backed Jackal, Canis mesomelas ; 
and the side-striped Jackal, Canis lateralis . 
The Foxes differ from the dog, wolf, and jackal in 
that the pupil of the eye becomes vertical when it 
contracts under strong light, but at other times it is cir¬ 
cular. The muzzle also is more pointed, the head rounder, 
the ears more erect and triangular, and the limbs shorter 
than in these animals ; also the tail is long and bushy, and 
is known as the brush. The English fox, as it will be ob¬ 
served, is very different in appearance from the little fox of 
India. It may be interesting to note that an English fox 
that has been for some years in this house has become 
