Beginners' zoology . Fig. 358. —Sheep. ig6 /. Fig. 359. — {Ornithorhynchusparadoxjis). The lowest order of mammals contains only two species,the duckbill and the porcupine ant-eater, both Hving in the AustraUan re-gion. Do you judgethat the duckbillof Tasmania () li^cs chiefly inwater or on land ?Why. Is it prob-ably active or slow in movement ? It dabbles in mud andslime for worms and mussels, etc. How is it fitted fordoing Whichfeet are How fardoes the web extend .The web can befolded back when notin use. It lays twoeggs in a nes
Beginners' zoology . Fig. 358. —Sheep. ig6 /. Fig. 359. — {Ornithorhynchusparadoxjis). The lowest order of mammals contains only two species,the duckbill and the porcupine ant-eater, both Hving in the AustraUan re-gion. Do you judgethat the duckbillof Tasmania () li^cs chiefly inwater or on land ?Why. Is it prob-ably active or slow in movement ? It dabbles in mud andslime for worms and mussels, etc. How is it fitted fordoing Whichfeet are How fardoes the web extend .The web can befolded back when notin use. It lays twoeggs in a nest ofgrass at the end of aburrow. Trace re-semblances and dif-ferences between thisanimal and birds. The porcupine ant-eater has numerousquill-like spines () interspersed withits hairs. (Use .-) De-scribe its claws. Ithas a long prehensiletongue. It rolls into a ball when attacked. Compare itsjaws with a birds bill. It lays one Q^%, which is carried
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