. The book of the animal kingdom. Mammals. Mammals. LOVERS OF THE CHASE AND OTHERS 8i marked with a tinge of blackish on the back. The white head is banded with black, whilst the underparts are dusky coloured as the photograph depicts. The length of the body is about thirty inches, exclusive of the tail. This latter measures some eleven inches. In the structure of the skull, and also in regard to the teeth (structurally, not numerically), the Sand Badgers differ from the Common species; indeed the skull is different to that possessed by any other kinds of mammals, with the exception of some of
. The book of the animal kingdom. Mammals. Mammals. LOVERS OF THE CHASE AND OTHERS 8i marked with a tinge of blackish on the back. The white head is banded with black, whilst the underparts are dusky coloured as the photograph depicts. The length of the body is about thirty inches, exclusive of the tail. This latter measures some eleven inches. In the structure of the skull, and also in regard to the teeth (structurally, not numerically), the Sand Badgers differ from the Common species; indeed the skull is different to that possessed by any other kinds of mammals, with the exception of some of the Edentates and Dolphins. The Indian species—for there are two smaller kinds "inhabiting Assam and Arak'an, and possibly China, while there is probably a third in Eastern Tibet"—frequents undulating stony ground or small hills among the jungle, and lives in fissures of the rocks or holes which are excavated by the animal 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 Westell, William Percival. London, J. M. Dent; New York, E. P. Dutton
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