. Beginners zoology. Zoology. The lowest order of mammals contains only two species, the duckbill and the porcupine ant-eater, both living in the Australian re- gion. Do you judge that the duckbill of Tasmania (Fig. 359) lives chiefly in water or on land .-' Y\G.'3Z':). — V>yiCY:.-&\\.-L{Orniihorhynchusparadoxus). "^J^yp Jg it prob- ably active or slow in movement ? It dabbles in mud and slime for worms and mussels, etc. How is it fitted for doing this.'' Which feet are markedly webbed ? How far does the web extend ? The web can be folded back when not in use. It lays two eggs in a
. Beginners zoology. Zoology. The lowest order of mammals contains only two species, the duckbill and the porcupine ant-eater, both living in the Australian re- gion. Do you judge that the duckbill of Tasmania (Fig. 359) lives chiefly in water or on land .-' Y\G.'3Z':). — V>yiCY:.-&\\.-L{Orniihorhynchusparadoxus). "^J^yp Jg it prob- ably active or slow in movement ? It dabbles in mud and slime for worms and mussels, etc. How is it fitted for doing this.'' Which feet are markedly webbed ? How far does the web extend ? The web can be folded back when not in use. It lays two eggs in a nest of grass at the end of a burrow. Trace re- semblances and dif- ferences between this animal and birds. The porcupine ant- eater has numerous quill-like spines (Fig. 360) interspersed with its hairs. (Use ?) De- scribe its claws. It has a long prehensile tongue. It rolls into a ball when attacked. Compare its jaws with a bird's bill. It lays one Q.^g, which is carried. 360. — Spiny {Echidna acv- leata). View of under surface to show pouch. (After Haacke.). 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 Coleman, Walter M. Toronto : Macmillan
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