. American types of animal life. Zoology; Animal behavior. THE AMERICAN BISON 189 possess them. The two forms devoid of antlers are the Chinese water deer and the musk deer, the latter being an inhabitant of central and eastern Asia, where it dwells in high elevations. Among the other deer may be mentioned the muntjacs of south-eastern Asia, with very short antlers borne on long pedicles, the Sambur deer, hog deer, swamp doer, the axis, the fallow deer, the Oashmir deer, and the sika, all from Asia,; the red Fig. THE MUSK DEER. deer of Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa, the roebuc
. American types of animal life. Zoology; Animal behavior. THE AMERICAN BISON 189 possess them. The two forms devoid of antlers are the Chinese water deer and the musk deer, the latter being an inhabitant of central and eastern Asia, where it dwells in high elevations. Among the other deer may be mentioned the muntjacs of south-eastern Asia, with very short antlers borne on long pedicles, the Sambur deer, hog deer, swamp doer, the axis, the fallow deer, the Oashmir deer, and the sika, all from Asia,; the red Fig. THE MUSK DEER. deer of Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa, the roebuck of Europe and western Asia, the moose and caribou of the extreme north of the Old and New Worlds, the wapiti, the Virginian, Mexican, and mule (or large- eared) deer of North America, and a few South American forms known as brockets. With these two great groups (i) the hollow-horned and (2) the antler-bearing animals, are to be classed three small and exceptional groups, only one of which has horns of any kind. The first of these. 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 Mivart, St. George Jackson, 1827-1900. Boston, Little, Brown and Company
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