. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. 48 \'i;k rKi:K.\ri:s ; mammals. ^\'ard, tlicn spirall}- cuiA'ccl forward, and ycUowish- bi'iTwii in color. The ]\Iountain Sheep, or Big-horn, of the Rock\' Mountains, is much larger than the Domestic Sheep, and has \'ery large horns. The hair is of a gra"\' color and very coarse. Goats ha\e the horns directed upward and back- ward, and the chin usually has a long beard. The wild kinds lixe upon high and rugged mountains, most of them in Asia. The \\"ild Goat of Persia is supposed to be the parent of the common Domestic Goat. The Cashmere Goat o
. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. 48 \'i;k rKi:K.\ri:s ; mammals. ^\'ard, tlicn spirall}- cuiA'ccl forward, and ycUowish- bi'iTwii in color. The ]\Iountain Sheep, or Big-horn, of the Rock\' Mountains, is much larger than the Domestic Sheep, and has \'ery large horns. The hair is of a gra"\' color and very coarse. Goats ha\e the horns directed upward and back- ward, and the chin usually has a long beard. The wild kinds lixe upon high and rugged mountains, most of them in Asia. The \\"ild Goat of Persia is supposed to be the parent of the common Domestic Goat. The Cashmere Goat of Thibet is celebrated for its fine wool. Its hair is long and silky ; under it is a delicate gray wool, of ^\-hich the costly Cashmere shawls are made. The Musk Ox. The Musk Ox, of Arctic America, is of the size of a small Cow, with very long, dark-brown, silky hair. It. 68. —Musk lives m herds, sometimes numbering nearly one hun- dred. It feeds upon grass in the mild season, and in. 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 Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877; Tenney, Abby Amy Gove, 1836-. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book Co
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