. Biology of the vertebrates : a comparative study of man and his animal allies. Vertebrates; Vertebrates -- Anatomy; Anatomy, Comparative. 2^6 Biology of the Vertebrates The lateral prongs of the reindeer's antlers (Fig. 69a) are greatly flat- tened, serving as snow-shovels to aid these arctic dwellers in getting at the snow-covered "reindeer mosses" on which they feed in winter. (c) Pronghorns. There are two species of ungulates with pronghorns. They are the pronghorn antelope, Antilocapra americana (Figs. 178 and 69f), and the "saiga antelope" of the Russian steppes, Col
. Biology of the vertebrates : a comparative study of man and his animal allies. Vertebrates; Vertebrates -- Anatomy; Anatomy, Comparative. 2^6 Biology of the Vertebrates The lateral prongs of the reindeer's antlers (Fig. 69a) are greatly flat- tened, serving as snow-shovels to aid these arctic dwellers in getting at the snow-covered "reindeer mosses" on which they feed in winter. (c) Pronghorns. There are two species of ungulates with pronghorns. They are the pronghorn antelope, Antilocapra americana (Figs. 178 and 69f), and the "saiga antelope" of the Russian steppes, Colus tatarica, both of which possess permanent bony horns covered with a thimble-like sheath of horny integument that is periodically shed and renewed without the loss of the bony core. Horn. 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 Walter, Herbert Eugene, b. 1867; Sayles, Leonard Perkins, 1902-. New York : Macmillan Co.
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