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CARNIVORES. 
are small and not pendent, and the head rounded, with the brown eyes widely 
separated from one another. An apparently adult specimen of this diminutive 
breed preserved in the British Museum measures only 7’ 1 inches from the tip of 
the nose to the root of the tail. 
Asiatic Wild Dogs (Canis alpinus, deccanensis, etc.). 
With the Siberian wild dog (C. alpinus) we revert to the consideration of the 
wild members of the Canidce. It belongs to a small group of Asiatic species, 
SIBERIAN WILD DOG (g liat. size). 
distinguished from other representatives of Canis by the loss of the last molar 
tooth on each side of the lower jaw, so that the total number of teetl is forty 
instead of forty-two. The group is further distinguished by the shorter muzzle 
and the slightly convex profile of the face. On account of these and certain other 
points of difference—more especially the presence of either twelve or fourteen teats, 
instead of the usual ten—these species are frequently referred to a distinct genus, 
under the name of Cyon. Another distinctive feature of these animals is the 
presence of long hairs between the pads of the feet. The whole of these dogs are 
in the habit of hunting in large packs, and are noticeable on account of their 
courage and handsome appearance; the tail being bushy and equal in length to 
about half the head and body. Since there is no doubt that they are not the 
