. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. 100 VEETEBEATA : MAMMALIA. high above the surface of the ground. By means of its long neck and curious prehensile tongue it is able to FIG. 105. "" ' — '~™~-^~^j^.~rf f^> '. Giraffe, Camelopardalis giraffa, Cuvier. secure leaves which grow at the height of twenty feet! Giraffes have their home in the deserts of Africa. Many of the artiodactyl ungulates—as the Oxen, Musk Ox, Antelopes, Goats, and Sheep, which together constitute the great family of the Bovidse or Cavicornia—have perma- nent hollow horns which ensheathe a process of the f
. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. 100 VEETEBEATA : MAMMALIA. high above the surface of the ground. By means of its long neck and curious prehensile tongue it is able to FIG. 105. "" ' — '~™~-^~^j^.~rf f^> '. Giraffe, Camelopardalis giraffa, Cuvier. secure leaves which grow at the height of twenty feet! Giraffes have their home in the deserts of Africa. Many of the artiodactyl ungulates—as the Oxen, Musk Ox, Antelopes, Goats, and Sheep, which together constitute the great family of the Bovidse or Cavicornia—have perma- nent hollow horns which ensheathe a process of the frontal bone, the process being a sort of core to the true horn,. 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 Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877. New York : Scribner
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