The _Bornean bear_ is the last to be mentioned, though it is certainly one of the most beautiful, if not the most beautiful, of the genus. This beauty arises from its peculiar markings, especially from the large patch of rich orange colour upon the breast. It is a native of the great Island of Borneo, and little is known of its habits; but it is supposed to resemble the Malayan bear in these, as it does in many other respects. In Africa there are no bears. CHAPTER FOUR. BADGERS. The Badger is a silent, solitary, carnivorous creature, having his representative, in some form or other, in almost every part of the world; though nowhere either numerous in species or plentiful in individuals. In Europe he appears in two forms, the _Glutton and common Badger_; in North America in three, viz., _Wolverene, American_, and _Mexican Badgers_; and, indeed, we might say a fourth belongs to that continent, for the _Racoon_ is as near being a badger, both in appearance and habits, as he is to being anything else. For convenience, therefore, let us class him in this group: he will certainly be more at home in it than among the _bears_--where most of the naturalists have placed him. In South America we find another form of badger in the _Coati mondi_, of which there are several varieties; and there, too, the racoon appears of a species distinct from those of the north. Some writers class the coati with the civets, but the creature has far more of the habits and appearance of a badger than of a civet cat; and therefore, whatever the anatomists may say, we shall consider the coati a badger. But a truer form of the badger than either of the above, exists in South America--extending over nearly the whole of that continent. This is the _Grison_, which, in appearance and habits, somewhat resembles the wolverene. It also is found in two or three varieties--according to the part of the country it inhabits. The _Taira_ is another South American species of badger-like animal, though usually referred to the weasels. In Africa, the badger appears in the _Ratel_, or honey badger, common from Senegal to the Cape. In Asia, in its northern zone, we have the _European badger and Glutton_; and in the south, the _Indian badger_; while in the Himalaya chain dwells another animal, closely allied to the badgers, called the _Wha_ or _Panda_. In Java, we find still another species, the _Nientek_; and in the other large Asiatic islands there are several kinds of animals that approach very near to badgers in their forms and habits, but which are usually classed either with the weasels or civets. We shall now give some details respecting the different animals of this family; among which the Glutton, in point of size, as well as for other reasons, deserves precedence.