. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. DIGITIGRADE CARXIVORA. 541 The Civets ' Viverra, seem to complete the chain of relationship between the Dogs and the Cats : like the last, tlieir tongue is rouo-h, and their claws retracted ^Yhilst walking, so that they are always sharp. These animals are provided with a poucli situated under tlie tail, containing a greasy substance, that frequently exhales a strong Fig. 465.—civet. The Civet, properly so called ( Viverra Civetta , often erroneously named the ]Musk-cat, yields a scent that fonnerly enjoyed a high reputa
. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. DIGITIGRADE CARXIVORA. 541 The Civets ' Viverra, seem to complete the chain of relationship between the Dogs and the Cats : like the last, tlieir tongue is rouo-h, and their claws retracted ^Yhilst walking, so that they are always sharp. These animals are provided with a poucli situated under tlie tail, containing a greasy substance, that frequently exhales a strong Fig. 465.—civet. The Civet, properly so called ( Viverra Civetta , often erroneously named the ]Musk-cat, yields a scent that fonnerly enjoyed a high reputation. It is a native of Guinea, and the central parts of Africa, but can live in temperate and even in cold climates, and has been accHmatized in Holland, where the inhabitants carry on a consider- able trade in its perfume. The Iclineumoii, or Pharaoh's Rat (Viverra Ichneumon'^, is distin- guished by its large eyes, with pupils' elongated transversely; it is larger than our domestic Cat, but slender like the Weasel, and of a greyish colour. Tliis animal is tlio famous Ichneumon worshipped by the ancient Egyptians, probably on account of the service it renders by destroyiug great numbers of the eggs of the Crocodile ; it lives, liowever, upon all sorts of small animals, and is kept in houses for the purpose of killing mice and other unwelcome intruders. The last group of Digitigrade Caruivora is dis- tinguished by having no small teeth whatever, be- hind the lacerators in the lower jaw. In this group are found the most cruel, the most carnivorous, and, on account of their strength, the most formidable of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jones, Thomas Rymer, 1810-1880. London : Society for Promoting Knowledge
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