. Roosevelt's African trip; the story of his life, the voyage from New York to Mombasa, and the route through the heart of Africa, including the big game and other ferocious animals, strange peoples and countries found in the course of his travels . ass, which havepreviously been taken into the first stomach. This the animal imme-diately proceeds to chew with the large back teeth or grinders, in aslow and steady manner, moving its lower jaw back and forth fromone side to the other, from right to left. \\hen this chewing has lasteda little while, the food is mixed with the liquids of the mouth,
. Roosevelt's African trip; the story of his life, the voyage from New York to Mombasa, and the route through the heart of Africa, including the big game and other ferocious animals, strange peoples and countries found in the course of his travels . ass, which havepreviously been taken into the first stomach. This the animal imme-diately proceeds to chew with the large back teeth or grinders, in aslow and steady manner, moving its lower jaw back and forth fromone side to the other, from right to left. \\hen this chewing has lasteda little while, the food is mixed with the liquids of the mouth, and madeinto a pulpy or soft mass, when it is swallowed. Then there is anotherhiccough, and another quantity of food is taken through the sameprocess. CHAPTER XVTII T The Giraffe Camel Buffalo he Giraffe.—Passing on in the accepted order we come to theRuminantia family or hoofed quadrupeds which chew the species under this heading are indeed interesting. Firstof all we find that marvelous animal the giraffe. Standing twelve feethigh at the fore shoulders, his head towers majestically eighteen feet inthe air, and the short sloping body mounted on legs seven feet longseems inadequately proportioned to the long tapering neck with its. THE GIRAFFE With difficulty it can reach the ground with its lips slender thirty-four inch head. This head is peculiar in itself. It isnarrow and sloping, covered with a hairy skin and terminating in atuft of black hair. The upper lip is entire and there is no ears are large and pure white in color. The tongue is very long,pointed and flexible. It may be well to explain here why the giraffepossesses the peculiarities which distinguish him from all otheranimals. His height, he is taller than any other living being that man (iRq) ipo THE GIRAFFE—CAMEL—BUFFALO has knowledge of, is given to him in order that he may be able to reachup into the trees for the leaves which form his principal food. Hispeculiar tongue is so delicate t
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