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CARNIVORES. 
Malayan wild dog is entitled to rank as a distinct species (C. rutilans). It is 
smaller and slighter in build, and has slenderer limbs than its Indian relative ; 
while the “ brush ” is smaller, and the hair of the body is short and harsh, and has 
no under-fur. There is also stated to be a difference in regard to the relative length 
of the flesh-tooth of the upper jaw to the two molars by which it is followed. In 
colour this dog is of a deep ferruginous red above, with the individual hairs scarcely 
lighter at their roots ; while the under-parts of the body are whitish. Mr. Blanford 
gives the length of the head and body of a young male as 32 \ inches, and that of 
the tail 12 inches. This species is found throughout the Malay peninsula, and also 
in the islands of Sumatra and Java, while it has also been reported to occur in 
Borneo. It is also found in Tenasserim, and has been obtained near Moulmein; 
but it has yet to be determined whether the wild dog of Upper Burma belongs to 
this or the preceding species. It may be suggested that in the latter district it will 
be found that the specimens indicate a more or less complete transition between 
the two species. 
In concluding our notice of the wild dogs of this group, it may 
Extinct Species. ^ men ti on ed that remains of extinct species are found in the cavern 
deposits of France and Germany. These fossil species appear to have been closely 
allied to the living ones; and afford one more instance of the derivation of the 
present fauna of the East from the ancient fauna of Western Europe. 
The Maned Wolf {Canis jubatus). 
With the so-called maned wolf—a name which is in every respect a misnomer, 
since the creature is neither distinctly maned nor a true wolf—we come to the first 
of a group of South American species, which form the remaining representatives of 
the wolf-like section of the family. The maned wolf, which is of about the same 
size as the common wolf, differs from the rest of these South American species by 
its superior size, longer legs, and shorter tail. It is placed by Professor Mivart 
among the true wolves, but its appearance and habits are so different that we are 
persuaded that its proper place is here. 
The aguara-guazu, as this animal is termed in South America, is a long-legged 
and long-eared species, with a very conspicuous coloration. The body is covered 
with long and somewhat coarse hairs, which are more lengthened on the back of 
the neck than elsewhere; the general colour being of a bright yellowish red. 
There is, however, a black patch extending from the nape of the neck towards the 
shoulders, and black is also present on the under-surface of the lower jaw. More¬ 
over, the legs have black “ stockings,” standing out conspicuously against the 
general red colour of the body; while the under-surface of the upper part of the 
throat, as well as the insides of the ears and the extremity of the tail are white. 
The maned wolf inhabits Brazil, Paraguay, and Northern Argentina, but does 
not extend as far south as the Pampas. It differs from the true wolves in being 
an entirely solitary animal — never assembling in packs, and also in being 
harmless to men. Generally found in moist' regions, it lies concealed during the 
day in bushes and thickets, and does not venture forth till evening for its nocturnal 
wanderings. It preys generally upon the various species of rodents which are so 
