. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammals; Animal behavior. 358 THE RODENTS OR GNAWING ANIMALS. The Urson Indians alone know how to utilize Eaten by In- the Urson. The flesh is much es- dians. teemed by them and is said when properly prepared to be quite acceptable to white people also. The skin is of agreeable softness after the spines have been extracted and therefore can be used in the manufacture of moccasins, shoes, etc; the spines are used by the Indians in the decoration of hunting pouches, head-dresses, etc.
. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammals; Animal behavior. 358 THE RODENTS OR GNAWING ANIMALS. The Urson Indians alone know how to utilize Eaten by In- the Urson. The flesh is much es- dians. teemed by them and is said when properly prepared to be quite acceptable to white people also. The skin is of agreeable softness after the spines have been extracted and therefore can be used in the manufacture of moccasins, shoes, etc; the spines are used by the Indians in the decoration of hunting pouches, head-dresses, etc. Distinctive Char- The Cercolabes proper comprise the acteristics of the species furnished with a prehensile Cercolabes. tail and four-toed feet. When the fur is so much more copious than the spines that these latter project in places only and are entirely. BRUSH-TAILED PORCUPINE. A separate group of the Porcupine family is formed by two species, one found in west Africa and one in the Malay region of Asia. The spines of the back are sharp pointed, and each has a deep groove which extends along its entire length. The tail is the most characteristic feature, the tuft consisting of a bunch of spines so flattened that Buffon compares their appearance to narrow, irregular strips of parchment. The African species is well portrayed in this picture. (Atherura africana.) absent on the throat, breast and abdomen, the vari- eties are placed in the sub-species Sphingurus; those in which the spines prevail are classified as belong- ing to the sub-species Synetheres. The Mexican The eastern coast of Mexico is in- Porcu- habited by the Mexican Porcupine pme. {Cercolabes novce hispanice), a crea- ture of thirty-eight inches total length, the tail occu- pying about one-third of this. The glossy hair is very thick and soft, slightly curly and so long as to completely cover many of the spines. The under parts are deficient in spines with the exception of the lower portions of the throat, the inne
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