. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. I. AXIS DEER—Axis maculuta. days before, stabbing the poor fellow in fifty places with his sharp-pointed horns. Of course I had no more to urge in his ; Yet, according to some practical writers on the subject, the Roebuck will not turn upon its pursuer, even when wounded and brought to bay. It is not found in large herds like the fallow Deer, but is strictly monogamous, the single pair living together, contented with each other's society. The hums of this animal have no basal
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. I. AXIS DEER—Axis maculuta. days before, stabbing the poor fellow in fifty places with his sharp-pointed horns. Of course I had no more to urge in his ; Yet, according to some practical writers on the subject, the Roebuck will not turn upon its pursuer, even when wounded and brought to bay. It is not found in large herds like the fallow Deer, but is strictly monogamous, the single pair living together, contented with each other's society. The hums of this animal have no basal snag, and rise straight from the fore- head, throwing out one antler in front, and one or two behind, according to the age of the individual. From the base of the horn to the first antler the horn is thickly covered with wrinkles. It is a most active little Deer, always preferring the highest grounds, thence form- ing a contrast to the fallow Deer, which loves the plains. The color of the Roebuck is very variable, but is generally as follows. The body is always of a brown tint as a ground hue, worked with either red or gray, or remaining simply brown. Round the root of the tail is a patch of pure white hair, and the abdomen and inside of the limbs are grayish white. The chin is also white, and there is a white spot on each side of 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889; Holder, Joseph B. (Joseph Bassett), 1824-1888; Prang, Louis, 1824-1909, lithographer; Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884; Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Illustrated natural history; National Zoological Park (U. S. ), former owner. DSI. New York : Selmar Hess
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