. Outlines of zoology. Zoology. CHIROPTERA. 725 but narrows rapidly behind the neck. The sense of touch is remarkably developed in the hot skin of the wing, the large mobile external ears, the whisker hairs of the snout, and in the strange plaited " nose leaves " around the nostrils. Even. Fig. 320.—Skeleton of fox-bat—Pteropus, CL, Clavicle; humerus; ./?., radius; U., incomplete ulna; thumb; Ca., carpals; M., metacarpals 3 and 4; Ph., phalanges; P., femur; T., tibia; P., fibula; tarsals; int., metatarsals. when deprived of sight, hearing, and smell, bats will fly about
. Outlines of zoology. Zoology. CHIROPTERA. 725 but narrows rapidly behind the neck. The sense of touch is remarkably developed in the hot skin of the wing, the large mobile external ears, the whisker hairs of the snout, and in the strange plaited " nose leaves " around the nostrils. Even. Fig. 320.—Skeleton of fox-bat—Pteropus, CL, Clavicle; humerus; ./?., radius; U., incomplete ulna; thumb; Ca., carpals; M., metacarpals 3 and 4; Ph., phalanges; P., femur; T., tibia; P., fibula; tarsals; int., metatarsals. when deprived of sight, hearing, and smell, bats will fly about in a room without striking numerous wires stretched across it. The temperature of the body is high. The testes are abdominal or inguinal; the penis is pendent. The uterus is simple, with cornua generally short. There is usually but one offspring at a time, and there are never more than 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. Edinburgh, Glasgow and London, H. Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton
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