. A text-book of agricultural zoology. Zoology, Economic. 464 MAMMALU. rabbits. The period of gestation seems to be very variable, some going as long as fifteen months, others only nine months: they evidently have the power of suspending gestar tion. The lower jaw is remarkable for being closely united to the upper jaw, by the glenoid cavity of the latter bending round the condyle of the former. Canid^e (Dogs, Foxes, Etc.) The Canidse have pointed heads, smooth tongue, and non- retractile claws. The front feet have five toes, the hind only four. Two or three of the molars on each side are tube
. A text-book of agricultural zoology. Zoology, Economic. 464 MAMMALU. rabbits. The period of gestation seems to be very variable, some going as long as fifteen months, others only nine months: they evidently have the power of suspending gestar tion. The lower jaw is remarkable for being closely united to the upper jaw, by the glenoid cavity of the latter bending round the condyle of the former. Canid^e (Dogs, Foxes, Etc.) The Canidse have pointed heads, smooth tongue, and non- retractile claws. The front feet have five toes, the hind only four. Two or three of the molars on each side are tuberculated. The only two species to be considered are the Fox (Ganis viilpes) and the Dog (C familiaris). The Dogs and Wolves have round or oblique pupils to the eyes; the Foxes have the pupil Fig. 220.—Teeth of Dog, and Jaws. I, Incisors; C, canines ; S, symphysis; Piitx, premaxillary bone. The .Fox {Ganis vulpts) is too well known to need description. It partly lives underground, not only in an " earth " formed by itself, but in those formed by other animals, such as the rabbit and badger. In cold clay soils the fox will lie above ground under old roots of trees, in hollow trees, amongst scrub and gorse, and under the shelter of some ledge of rock along a 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 Theobald, Frederick Vincent, 1868-1930. Edinburgh and London, W. Blackwood and sons
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