. Elements of zoölogy. Zoology. Fig. 2>5i-—Hyrax Capensis. Elephants (Proboscidea).—The elephants are distin- guished by their large size, often weighing three tons, and the presence of a trunk or proboscis (Fig. 352), that is a prolongation of the nose and up- per lip six or eight feet in length, made up of forty thousand or more muscles, so arranged as to give the greatest diversity of mo- tion. The ex- tremity bears the two openings of the nostrils, and is produced on its upper surfaces into a finger-like process endowed with an exquisite sense of touch. The upper incisor teeth are great
. Elements of zoölogy. Zoology. Fig. 2>5i-—Hyrax Capensis. Elephants (Proboscidea).—The elephants are distin- guished by their large size, often weighing three tons, and the presence of a trunk or proboscis (Fig. 352), that is a prolongation of the nose and up- per lip six or eight feet in length, made up of forty thousand or more muscles, so arranged as to give the greatest diversity of mo- tion. The ex- tremity bears the two openings of the nostrils, and is produced on its upper surfaces into a finger-like process endowed with an exquisite sense of touch. The upper incisor teeth are greatly developed into tusks, that. Fig. 352.—Various uses of the trunk of the ele- phant : 1, drinking ; 2, pulling grass ; 3, wash- 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 Holder, Charles Frederick, 1851-1915; Holder, Joseph Bassett, 1824-1888, joint author. New York : D. Appleton and company
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