. Beginners zoology. Zoology. zi6 BEGINNERS' ZOOLOGY the United States, however, is an intermediate form, as its horns are hollow, but are shed each year. The hollow horns are a modification of hair. Do solid or hollow horns branch.'' Which are possessed by both sexes ? Which are pointed ? Which are better suited for fight- ing ? Why would the deer have less need to fight than the cattle ? Deer are polygamous, and the males use their. Fig. 392.â Rocky Mountain ^\\ {Ovis monta>ia). â .,\. horns iiiostly for fighting one anotluT. The sharp hoofs of deer are also dangerous weapons. The wh
. Beginners zoology. Zoology. zi6 BEGINNERS' ZOOLOGY the United States, however, is an intermediate form, as its horns are hollow, but are shed each year. The hollow horns are a modification of hair. Do solid or hollow horns branch.'' Which are possessed by both sexes ? Which are pointed ? Which are better suited for fight- ing ? Why would the deer have less need to fight than the cattle ? Deer are polygamous, and the males use their. Fig. 392.â Rocky Mountain ^\\ {Ovis monta>ia). â .,\. horns iiiostly for fighting one anotluT. The sharp hoofs of deer are also dangerous weapons. The white-tail deer '(probably the same species as the Virginian red deer) is the most widely distributed of the American deer. It keeps to the lowlands, while the black-tailed deer prefers a hilly country. The moose, like the deer, browses on twigs and leaves. The elk, like cattle, eats grass. The native sheep of America is the big horn, or Rocky Mountain sheep (Fig. 392). The belief is false that they. 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 Coleman, Walter M. Toronto : Macmillan
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