. Text-book of zoology for junior students. Zoology. 342 VERTEBKATE ANIMALS. are unable to apply the mouth directly to tlie ground, either for feeding or for drinking, owing to the peculiar form of the incisor teeth. The ujiper incisors of the Elephants, namely, are two in number, and coristitute long tu;^ks, which grow throughout the entire life of tlie animal, and wliich in old individuals may reach a length of six or seven feet (fig. 247). There are no lower incisor teeth, and canine teeth are wanting in both tlie ujiper and lower jaws. Each jaw, however, usually exhibits a pair of exceedin
. Text-book of zoology for junior students. Zoology. 342 VERTEBKATE ANIMALS. are unable to apply the mouth directly to tlie ground, either for feeding or for drinking, owing to the peculiar form of the incisor teeth. The ujiper incisors of the Elephants, namely, are two in number, and coristitute long tu;^ks, which grow throughout the entire life of tlie animal, and wliich in old individuals may reach a length of six or seven feet (fig. 247). There are no lower incisor teeth, and canine teeth are wanting in both tlie ujiper and lower jaws. Each jaw, however, usually exhibits a pair of exceedingly large molar teeth (fig. 24"^), which are transversely ridged, and which are. Vâ 'V-:-: :y .^A- Fi-. â :'4T.âSkull nf (lie IiijIiiiTi III LnAViT j;iu', witll ^.'liiuiil (if tliL' ^ |ili:i!it {Eh]i]ins Tiidlnis). i Tiisk-like Ulipci- incisors ; unliirs, liut witlmut iiicisiirs; ii Nnstrils, placed at tlie used in triturating the fuliage or herbage on which the animal feeds. The entile structure of the Elephant is exceedingly massive, and the akin is thick, and sparingly furnished with hair. The feet have five toes each, but ,dl the toes ilo not carry hoofs, and the animal walks u]ion a thick ]iad of hm-iiy .skin, which forms the lower end of each foot. The recent Eleph;ints are exclusively confined to the trojiical regions of the (41<1 World, in the forests of which they live in herds. Only two living species are knownâthe Asiatic Ele]ihant {Jilcjii/iiis Indiriis) and the African Ele]ihant (K. Afrifiiiinx\ There can be no. 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 Nicholson, Henry Alleyne, 1844-1899. New York, American Book Co
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