. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. 506 RU3IINANTS. The Giraffe (Camelopardalis) is distinguished from all other Ruminants by the horns, which are of a conical shape, and always covered with a hairy skin; they are never shed, and exist in both sexes. This animal is destined to browse upon the foliage and young shoots of trees at a height far greater than any other animal can reach. When standing on the ground in its wild state, it mea-. FlG. 431.—GIRAFFK. sures, when full-grown, seventeen feet from the top of its head to the soles of its forefeet. At first view,
. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. 506 RU3IINANTS. The Giraffe (Camelopardalis) is distinguished from all other Ruminants by the horns, which are of a conical shape, and always covered with a hairy skin; they are never shed, and exist in both sexes. This animal is destined to browse upon the foliage and young shoots of trees at a height far greater than any other animal can reach. When standing on the ground in its wild state, it mea-. FlG. 431.—GIRAFFK. sures, when full-grown, seventeen feet from the top of its head to the soles of its forefeet. At first view, its forelegs appear twice as long as the Hinder : but this results chiefly from the extraordinary height of the shoulders. It is of a gentle disposition, and lives on the leaves of the acacia trees in the south of Africa, which it gatliers by means of its prehensile tongue. The Stags ' Cervus). Tiiis genus includes all Ruminants whose males have deciduous horns on the head; but these horns are (with the single exception of the Reindeer i always wanting in the female. All these animals are extremely fleet in running; tlieir limbs are long and slender, the body light, the coat clean and shining; 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 Jones, Thomas Rymer, 1810-1880. London : Society for Promoting Knowledge
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