. American types of animal life. Zoology; Animal behavior. THE OPOSSUM 49 It might seem at first sight, then, that in the kangaroo we have a kind of creature allied to the hoofed beasts long before known, and only so far modified as to be in harmony with climatic needs. But the structure of its hind foot is alone sufficient to dispel such a notion. Each hind limb has, indeed (like that of an antelope or riG. THE KOALA. deer), but two large and conspicuous toes. But these are of unequal size, and the inner one, which is much the larger, bears a very long and strong claw. On the inner side of th
. American types of animal life. Zoology; Animal behavior. THE OPOSSUM 49 It might seem at first sight, then, that in the kangaroo we have a kind of creature allied to the hoofed beasts long before known, and only so far modified as to be in harmony with climatic needs. But the structure of its hind foot is alone sufficient to dispel such a notion. Each hind limb has, indeed (like that of an antelope or riG. THE KOALA. deer), but two large and conspicuous toes. But these are of unequal size, and the inner one, which is much the larger, bears a very long and strong claw. On the inner side of this large toe is what at first sight appears to be a very minute one, furnished with two claws side by side. An examination of the bones of the foot, however, shows. 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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