. The fur traders and fur bearing animals. Fur trade; Fur-bearing animals. 336 Ungulata. lacked the impressive presence and the intelligent air that together with its shapely horns and glossy black and white coat, make the Sable Antelope conspicuous in a family noted for the grace and beauty of its representa- Sable Antelope All Antelopes have true horns and with the exception of a single species belong to one family. The Prong-Hom Antelope (Antilocapra-americana), now rapidly becoming extinct, is the only animal possessing a hollow horn with a prong, and the only hollow-horned animal
. The fur traders and fur bearing animals. Fur trade; Fur-bearing animals. 336 Ungulata. lacked the impressive presence and the intelligent air that together with its shapely horns and glossy black and white coat, make the Sable Antelope conspicuous in a family noted for the grace and beauty of its representa- Sable Antelope All Antelopes have true horns and with the exception of a single species belong to one family. The Prong-Hom Antelope (Antilocapra-americana), now rapidly becoming extinct, is the only animal possessing a hollow horn with a prong, and the only hollow-horned animal that sheds its horns each year. It also lacks the "dew claws" possessed by all other ruminants, and has long tubular hair on the neck and body, that is erectile on the rump. Its horns are placed directly over the 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 Petersen, Marcus, 1854-. Buffalo, N. Y. , Hammond Press
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