. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. KUMINANTS. 503 The Musks are, however, more especially remarkable for the posses- sion of a pouch, situated beneath the abdomen, which is filled with that odoriferous substance so well known in medicine and perfumery by the name of mush. This species appears to be proper to that rocky country extending between China and Thibet, It is a nocturnal and solitary animal, and its timidity is extreme. The other Musks have no musk-pouch. They all inhabit the hot countries of the Old Continent, and are the smallest and most elegant of t
. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. KUMINANTS. 503 The Musks are, however, more especially remarkable for the posses- sion of a pouch, situated beneath the abdomen, which is filled with that odoriferous substance so well known in medicine and perfumery by the name of mush. This species appears to be proper to that rocky country extending between China and Thibet, It is a nocturnal and solitary animal, and its timidity is extreme. The other Musks have no musk-pouch. They all inhabit the hot countries of the Old Continent, and are the smallest and most elegant of the Ruminants (Fig. 429;. EUMIXANTS WITH HORNS. All the other Euminants are provided (at least, the male sex) with two horns; that is to say, with projections of greater or less length, derived from the frontal bones, and which do not exist in any other animals. These horns are of three kinds. Sometimes, as in the Giraffe, they are enveloped in a hairy skin, continuous with that of the head, and are never Fig. 430.—stag's horn ix scccessr-e yeaks. Sometimes, as in the Stags, the horns are shed annually; during their early growth they are. 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 Jones, Thomas Rymer, 1810-1880. London : Society for Promoting Knowledge
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