. Catalogue of the ungulate mammals in the British Museum (Natural History). Ungulates. GIRAFFIII,-E 235 wards, as in Bovidm and Antilocapriclcc). Lateral toes and their supporting metapodials * wanting. Gall-bladder normally absent, at least in typical Placenta with numerous cotyledons. Vertebrae: c. 7, D. 14, L. 5, s. 3, c. 20. Dentition: i. §, c. ^, p. |, m. Pig. 38.—Lowbb Front Teeth of Elk (A) AND GiBAFPB (B), to show the difference in the form of the canine. Distribution restricted at the present day to Ethiopian Africa; but during the early Pliocene including Greece, Samos,
. Catalogue of the ungulate mammals in the British Museum (Natural History). Ungulates. GIRAFFIII,-E 235 wards, as in Bovidm and Antilocapriclcc). Lateral toes and their supporting metapodials * wanting. Gall-bladder normally absent, at least in typical Placenta with numerous cotyledons. Vertebrae: c. 7, D. 14, L. 5, s. 3, c. 20. Dentition: i. §, c. ^, p. |, m. Pig. 38.—Lowbb Front Teeth of Elk (A) AND GiBAFPB (B), to show the difference in the form of the canine. Distribution restricted at the present day to Ethiopian Africa; but during the early Pliocene including Greece, Samos, Bessarabia, Persia, India, China, etc. The two existing genera are distinguishable as follows:— A. Size very large; neck and limbs greatly elongated ; horns in both sexes ; males larger than females ; ears narrow ; coloration in tbe shape of large dark blotches, or " spots," separated by lighter intervals of varying width Giraffa. B. Size smaller; neck and limbs of more normal proportions ; horns present only in males, which are smaller than females; ears broad; coloration uniform on greater portion of body, striped on hind-quarters and legs Ohapia. * = metacarpals + metatarsals. t See Garrod, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1877, p. 4. Owen had previously recorded the occurrence of a gall-bladder in one giraffe dissected by him. The viscera of the okapi 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 British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Lydekker, Richard, 1849-1915. London, Printed by order of the Trustees
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