. Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book . n thi ond species there are well developed claws on all the toi The Cape Sea Lion {AretoeephaJua puaillus) has an external ear and thick woollyunder-fur or seal-skin. It occurs chiefly on the western coast of South Africa, and on the-tern side it only extends as far north as Bird Island in Algoa Bay. UNGULATA The next order of mammals, the Ungulata, are the hoofed animals which are socharacteristic of South Africa, and include the zebras, rhinoceroses, hyraxes or dassies,elephant, antelopes, giraffe, buffalo, pigs, and hippopotamus.
. Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book . n thi ond species there are well developed claws on all the toi The Cape Sea Lion {AretoeephaJua puaillus) has an external ear and thick woollyunder-fur or seal-skin. It occurs chiefly on the western coast of South Africa, and on the-tern side it only extends as far north as Bird Island in Algoa Bay. UNGULATA The next order of mammals, the Ungulata, are the hoofed animals which are socharacteristic of South Africa, and include the zebras, rhinoceroses, hyraxes or dassies,elephant, antelopes, giraffe, buffalo, pigs, and hippopotamus. The majority of the Ungulata are grouped into two sub-orders according to thearrangement of the toes. In the most specialized forms the mid-axis of the limb passesthrough the middle toe or digit of both fore and hind-feet and the remaining toes are more orless rudimentary, as in the horse, zebra, and rhinoceros (Perissodactyla) : while in the secondseries the mid-axis passes between the third and fourth digits as in pigs, oxen, and antelopes(Artiodactyla)..
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