. Outlines of zoology. Zoology. 694 MAMMALIA. cealed. At night they come on land and browse on grass and herbage. The skin is extremel)' thick, with a few hairs restricted to the snout, head, neck, and tail. There are four toes on each foot, all reaching the ground. The rootless incisors continue growing ; 2-3, 143 so do the large curved canines ; the dental formula is â 1-3. 143 The stomach has three chambers ; there is no ccecum. Suida; :âThe Old \\'orld boars and pigs, characterised by the mobile snout and terminal nostrils. There are four well-developed digits on the narrow feet, Init the
. Outlines of zoology. Zoology. 694 MAMMALIA. cealed. At night they come on land and browse on grass and herbage. The skin is extremel)' thick, with a few hairs restricted to the snout, head, neck, and tail. There are four toes on each foot, all reaching the ground. The rootless incisors continue growing ; 2-3, 143 so do the large curved canines ; the dental formula is â 1-3. 143 The stomach has three chambers ; there is no ccecum. Suida; :âThe Old \\'orld boars and pigs, characterised by the mobile snout and terminal nostrils. There are four well-developed digits on the narrow feet, Init the second and fifth do not reach the. Fig. 249.âFoot of Ox. «., A.'^tragalus ; c, o.'^ ; , cannon bone (fused third and fourth nietataivsals) ; //;., phalanges. â » 3 Fig. 250.âFore leg of Tig. /;., Huiiierus ; r., radius; u., ulna; .^., scapiioid ; /.. ; c'., cuneiform ; /., ; in., os magnum; ;<., unciform ; 2-5, die;its. ground m walking. The incisors are rooted, the upper canine curves or upwards. The stiniiacli is almost simple, but has more or less of a cardiac pouch ; there is a cecum. :â5//,s ----; Bahirusa 7-⢠the male with remarkable canines, the upper pair growing upwards from their base. 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 Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur), 1861-1933; Newbigin, Marion I. (Marion Isabel), 1869-1934; Smith, Preserved, 1880-1941. fmo. New York, D. Appleton & Co.
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