. Adventure--travel--exploration. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Zoology. CHAPTER XVIII The Giraffe—Camel Buffalo The Giraffe.—Passing on in the accepted order we come to the Ruminantia family or hoofed quadrupeds which chew the cud. The species under this heading are indeed interesting. First of all we find that marvelous animal the giraffe. Standing twelve feet high at the fore shoulders, his head towers majestically eighteen feet in the air,,and the short sloping body mounted on legs seven feet long seems inadequately proportioned to the long tapering neck with its. THE GIRAFFE With diffic
. Adventure--travel--exploration. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Zoology. CHAPTER XVIII The Giraffe—Camel Buffalo The Giraffe.—Passing on in the accepted order we come to the Ruminantia family or hoofed quadrupeds which chew the cud. The species under this heading are indeed interesting. First of all we find that marvelous animal the giraffe. Standing twelve feet high at the fore shoulders, his head towers majestically eighteen feet in the air,,and the short sloping body mounted on legs seven feet long seems inadequately proportioned to the long tapering neck with its. THE GIRAFFE With difficulty it can reach the ground with its lips slender thirty-four inch head. This head is peculiar in itself. It is narrow and sloping, covered with a hairy skin and terminating in a tuft of black hair. The upper lip is entire and there is no muzzle. The ears are large and pure white in color. The tongue is very long, pointed and flexible. It may be well to explain here why the giraffe possesses the pecuharities which distinguish him from all other animals. His height, he is taller than any other living being that man (189). 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 Unger, Frederic William, 1875- [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, Pa. , G. A. Parker
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