. Principles of economic zoo?logy. Zoology, Economic. MAMMALIA 343 male. These glands, or "pads,'' as they are commercially called, form the basis for many manufactured perfumes, and command a high price, hence these deer are rapidly diminishing in numbers. Besides furnishing fine venison and the many other articles already men- tioned, the deer family supplies "hartshorn," or ammonia. It is made from. Fig. 279.—Giraffes feeding. (From Jordan and Kellogg's "Animal Life," D. Appleton and Co., Publishers.) the shavings and refuse left from antlers in the manufacture of h
. Principles of economic zoo?logy. Zoology, Economic. MAMMALIA 343 male. These glands, or "pads,'' as they are commercially called, form the basis for many manufactured perfumes, and command a high price, hence these deer are rapidly diminishing in numbers. Besides furnishing fine venison and the many other articles already men- tioned, the deer family supplies "hartshorn," or ammonia. It is made from. Fig. 279.—Giraffes feeding. (From Jordan and Kellogg's "Animal Life," D. Appleton and Co., Publishers.) the shavings and refuse left from antlers in the manufacture of handles for cutlery. The giraffes (Giraffidce) have many deer-like characteristics, but neither sex bears antlers. In their stead they have horny projections covered with hairy skin. The giraffe is the tallest of all animals, the top of its head being 18 or 19 feet from the ground. Its neck, though so long, contains only the same number of vertebrae (seven) as that of man. Each vertebra is length-. 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 Daugherty, Lewis Sylvester, 1857-; Daugherty, L. S. , Mrs. , 1859-. Philadelphia, London, W. B. Saunders
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