. Fourteen weeks in zoology. Zoology. CLASS MAMMALS: OKDEE CABlflVOBA- 45 an approach to the amphibious mammals. The pecnliar position of its eye enaliles it, with a slight motion of the head, to see the fish on which it jireys. whether swimming above, below, beside, behind, or before. It burrows in the Fig. SB. Ultra eanadeneu. Otter. ^. banks of streams, forming the entrance under water, and providing numerous cells to occupy, according to the height of the stream. Its pastime of sliding in companies into the water, down a suow-bank in winter and a slipper}- clay-bank in summer, presents a s
. Fourteen weeks in zoology. Zoology. CLASS MAMMALS: OKDEE CABlflVOBA- 45 an approach to the amphibious mammals. The pecnliar position of its eye enaliles it, with a slight motion of the head, to see the fish on which it jireys. whether swimming above, below, beside, behind, or before. It burrows in the Fig. SB. Ultra eanadeneu. Otter. ^. banks of streams, forming the entrance under water, and providing numerous cells to occupy, according to the height of the stream. Its pastime of sliding in companies into the water, down a suow-bank in winter and a slipper}- clay-bank in summer, presents a singular feature of animal Ufe. Ursidae.—The Bear is a typical of a plantigrade (see Glos- sary). The entire sole of the foot applied to the ground: the broad, flat crowns of the molars; large, curved, non-retractile claws; smooth tongue: mobile nose; circular pu- pils, and short tail, exhibit such variations from the strictly carniv- orous animals as betoken different ^-sMe mew of Bear's,jpper jaw. h. Top mew of Beam lower jaw. habits of life. Bears are carmvorons c. 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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