. Guide leaflet. he stomach, as in other animals whichchew the cud is a complicated organ with four compartments, and theintestines are extremely long. This sort of digestive apparatus enablesthe possessor to get the most out of the flesh-making constituents of thevegetation. Perissodactyla. Odd-toed ungulates. (19, 59, 80). The Perisso-dactyla, or tapirs, rhinoceroses and horses, are hoofed animals in whichthe central axis of the foot passes through the third digit which is alwayslarge and symmetrically shaped. In the Equidse, or horses and zebras,this is the only digit left. The tapirs have
. Guide leaflet. he stomach, as in other animals whichchew the cud is a complicated organ with four compartments, and theintestines are extremely long. This sort of digestive apparatus enablesthe possessor to get the most out of the flesh-making constituents of thevegetation. Perissodactyla. Odd-toed ungulates. (19, 59, 80). The Perisso-dactyla, or tapirs, rhinoceroses and horses, are hoofed animals in whichthe central axis of the foot passes through the third digit which is alwayslarge and symmetrically shaped. In the Equidse, or horses and zebras,this is the only digit left. The tapirs have four toes on the front feet andthree on the rear. Among the rhinoceroses there are three toes on eachfoot. The tapirs, horses and rhinoceroses, though now most diverse, werein Eocene time very much alike. Proboscidea Elephants. (19). The African and Indian elephantsare the largest land living mammals, but they do not compare in bulkto the whales. Their exceptional tusks, trunk and many other character- HYRACOIDEA. HYRAX BIOLOaV OF MAMMALS 25 SIRENIA
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