. Animal biology. Zoology; Biology. Fig. 283.—Feet of carnivores. A, plantigrade foot (foreleg) of a bear. B, digitigrade foot (foreleg) of a cat. (From Schmeil, "Text-book of Zoology," by the courtesy of A. aiid C. Black, and of Quelle and Meyer.) islands, particularly in the Arctic regions. The fur seal is very important commercially. The order Rodentia (ro den' shi a; L., rodentis, gnawing) contains mostly small animals characterized by the absence of canine teeth and. Fig. 284.—Nine-banded armadillo, Dasypvs novemcinctus Linnaeus, found from Texas and southern New Mexico to Argen
. Animal biology. Zoology; Biology. Fig. 283.—Feet of carnivores. A, plantigrade foot (foreleg) of a bear. B, digitigrade foot (foreleg) of a cat. (From Schmeil, "Text-book of Zoology," by the courtesy of A. aiid C. Black, and of Quelle and Meyer.) islands, particularly in the Arctic regions. The fur seal is very important commercially. The order Rodentia (ro den' shi a; L., rodentis, gnawing) contains mostly small animals characterized by the absence of canine teeth and. Fig. 284.—Nine-banded armadillo, Dasypvs novemcinctus Linnaeus, found from Texas and southern New Mexico to Argentina. From a mounted specimen. X }i. the great development of the incisors, which are used in gnawing. The incisors continue to grow throughout life and the wearing away of the soft dentine behind leaves the hard enamel at the front of the tooth constantly extended beyond the rest as a sharp, cutting edge. This order includes the hares, rabbits, squirrels, rats, mice, porcupines, and. 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 Wolcott, Robert Henry, 1868-1934. New York ; London : McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.
Size: 2455px × 1018px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookcoll, booksubjectbiology, booksubjectzoology
