. American types of animal life. Zoology; Animal behavior. THE OTHER BEASTS 347 the index finger reduced to a mere rudiment. It is especially rudimentary in the potto ; and this forms no slight argument against Darwinism, that is, against the doctrine that species have been formed by natural selec- THE POTTO. tion. For how is it possible that the potto's life could have been repeatedly saved on account of its not possess- ing an index finger ? The Indian Archipelago, that is to say, Sumatra, Borneo, Celebes, and the Philippine Islands, possess a singular little animal, not so big as the
. American types of animal life. Zoology; Animal behavior. THE OTHER BEASTS 347 the index finger reduced to a mere rudiment. It is especially rudimentary in the potto ; and this forms no slight argument against Darwinism, that is, against the doctrine that species have been formed by natural selec- THE POTTO. tion. For how is it possible that the potto's life could have been repeatedly saved on account of its not possess- ing an index finger ? The Indian Archipelago, that is to say, Sumatra, Borneo, Celebes, and the Philippine Islands, possess a singular little animal, not so big as the common squirrel, which is a great contrast to the. 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 Mivart, St. George Jackson, 1827-1900. Boston, Little, Brown and Company
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