. Fourteen weeks in zoology. Zoology. 83 SUBKINGDOM VEETBBBATA. ORDER SIRENIA. Trichechidae.—The Manatee, or Sea Cow of the Florida coast, has, like the elephant, a short neck, dense bones, and the nostril in the end of the snout. It has no hind limbs. Fig. TrwMchus numatus^ Manatee. and its fore limbs are flippers, with vestiges of nails on the edges, enabling it to crawl on the shore. It feeds upon aquatic plants, whence it is styled an " herbivorous ; ORDER CETACEA. General Characteristics.—The Cetaceans are swim- ming, carnivorous mammals. They have nostrils on the to
. Fourteen weeks in zoology. Zoology. 83 SUBKINGDOM VEETBBBATA. ORDER SIRENIA. Trichechidae.—The Manatee, or Sea Cow of the Florida coast, has, like the elephant, a short neck, dense bones, and the nostril in the end of the snout. It has no hind limbs. Fig. TrwMchus numatus^ Manatee. and its fore limbs are flippers, with vestiges of nails on the edges, enabling it to crawl on the shore. It feeds upon aquatic plants, whence it is styled an " herbivorous ; ORDER CETACEA. General Characteristics.—The Cetaceans are swim- ming, carnivorous mammals. They have nostrils on the top Bays: " One eveninjj my horse manifested uneasinesB,at a sound which approached HB while we were traveling in the thick jung-le. A turn in the road soon hroupht us to a tame elephant, without an attendant. It was carrying a heavy timber which it had balanced across its tusks, but the path being naiTOw, it was forced to bend its head BO as to let the beam pass endways. The exertion and inconvenience led it to cry Urmph 1 TJrmph! in a dissatisfied tone, and it was this Bound which had alarmed my horse. The elephant, on seeing us halt, stopped, reconnoitered uB for a moment, flung down the timber, and forced itself back into the brushwood to let u« pass. As my horse still hesitated, the sagacious creature pressed still further one side, repeating its cry of TJnnph I in an encouraging tone, as if bidding us come on. Finally my horse did so tremblingly, and when we were by, the elephant came out, lifted the timber, balanced it on its tusks, and resumed its march, snorting discontentedly as ;. 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 Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886. New York, Chicago [etc. ] A. S. Barnes & Company
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