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THE SAVAGE WORLD. 
The Binturong (Arcizlzs binturong ) has long, dull, coarse hair, except upon 
the head and around the ears, where it changes to gray. It carries a long, 
thick, bushy tail, and altogether is one of the largest species of the ichneumon. 
Its tail is prehensile, and is used in "limbing. It is about two feet and a half 
long, and is irritable, dull, and rather sluggish. 
The Crab-eating Ichneumon, or Urva ( Herpestes cancrivorus ), has narrow 
bands of white from its mouth along 
its cheeks to the base of the neck. 
The Common Ichneumon, 
or Pharaoh’s, Rat (. Herpestes ich¬ 
neumon) , is very useful in the land 
of Isis and Osiris, where rats and 
mice, serpents and crocodiles dis¬ 
port themselves; large numbers of 
which it destroys, including the 
most poisonous species of snakes. 
It was domesticated among the 
thwack or malabar civet-cat. Egyptians, and frequently appears 
in their symbolic art. It is a 
foot and three-quarters in length, with a tail a foot and a half long. Like 
the civet it has a pouch, in which a liquid is secreted, but the use of this, 
either to the animal or to mankind, is yet to be ascertained. It is a grizzled- 
brown in color and in appearance suggests the ferret. 
The Indian Moongus, or Indian Ichneumon (. Herpestes griseus), has hair 
of a mixed gray and black, is smaller than the common ichneumon, and is 
frequently enrolled as a member 
of the household. 
The Nyula is marked accord¬ 
ing to a basket pattern, which is 
never lost, however delicate the 
markings become. It frequents 
the densest thickets in the African 
fever districts, and is very wary, 
graceful and handsome. 
The Ruddy Ichneumon, 
Pencilled Ichneumon, or Meer- 
kat ( Cenictis peniczllata , or levail- 
lantii ), is tawny, with brown 
paws. Its habitat is South Africa. 
The Kusimanse, or Man- 
gue is a Western African plan¬ 
tigrade. It is chocolate-colored, 
but if the fur is disturbed it 
shows as a whitish-yellow. Its 
nose resembles a short proboscis. 
The Malabar Civet-cat, Coffee Rat, or Luwack ( Parodoxurus typus , or 
hemaphroditus) , is yellowish-black, but from the nature of its hair is somewhat 
chameleon-hued. Its sides have rows of spots, and its shoulders bear spots 
irregularly. It is plantigrade, and has a tail which, though not used as pre- 
