. The animal kingdom; based upon the writings of the eminent naturalists, Audubon, Wallace, Brehm, Wood and others. Mammals. THE ROCK RABBITS. THE ORDER HYRACOIDEA—THE GENUS HYRAX—ITS CHARACTERISTICS. THE oi-der Hyracoidea consists of only one family, Hyracid^E, which comprises only one genus. Naturalists are by no means agreed as to the classification of the animals comprised in this one order, family, or genus. Pallas regarded them as Rodents. Oken considered them nearest akin to the Marsupials. Huxley, however, who is followed by Wallace, raised them to the dignity of an inde- pendent order
. The animal kingdom; based upon the writings of the eminent naturalists, Audubon, Wallace, Brehm, Wood and others. Mammals. THE ROCK RABBITS. THE ORDER HYRACOIDEA—THE GENUS HYRAX—ITS CHARACTERISTICS. THE oi-der Hyracoidea consists of only one family, Hyracid^E, which comprises only one genus. Naturalists are by no means agreed as to the classification of the animals comprised in this one order, family, or genus. Pallas regarded them as Rodents. Oken considered them nearest akin to the Marsupials. Huxley, however, who is followed by Wallace, raised them to the dignity of an inde- pendent order. In the stony mountain ranges of Africa and Western Asia, the traveler sees in many spots a lively rabbit-like creature basking on a narrow ledge of rock. As he approaches, the animal takes fright, swiftly clambers up the precipice, vanishes in one of the numerous clefts, and then, safe and curious, turns and looks down with wondering eyes on the intruder. It is one of the Rock Rabbits. GENUS HYRAX. The Genus Hyrax contains ten species. The generic character- istics are the following. The body is long, the head large, the upper-lip cleft, the eyes small, the ear short, broad, and round, and almost hidden in fur, the neck short, the tail a mere rudiment, the legs moderately high and weak, the fore-feet divided into four, the hind-feet into three toes. A soft, thick coat covers the body and limbs. The Rock Rabbits or Damans have been known from olden times. They are the " conies " of the Bible, " a weak people which had their 86. 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 Craig, Hugh. New York : Johnson & Bailey
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