. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. 110 VEETEBEATA: MAMMALIA. inhabit Africa, Asia, and the Asiatic Archipelago. Their home is along marshy borders of lakes and rivers and in the jungles. Some kinds of the Perissodactyls, as the Tapirs, or Ta- piridse, remind us a little of the elephants, on account of FlG 119< the fact that they have the nose de- veloped into a proboscis; but the proboscis is much shorter than that of the elephant. As regards their feet, the Tapirs have four toes on each four foot, and three on each hind one, thus being in part artio- Head of Tapir. 111- • ^ dacty
. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. 110 VEETEBEATA: MAMMALIA. inhabit Africa, Asia, and the Asiatic Archipelago. Their home is along marshy borders of lakes and rivers and in the jungles. Some kinds of the Perissodactyls, as the Tapirs, or Ta- piridse, remind us a little of the elephants, on account of FlG 119< the fact that they have the nose de- veloped into a proboscis; but the proboscis is much shorter than that of the elephant. As regards their feet, the Tapirs have four toes on each four foot, and three on each hind one, thus being in part artio- Head of Tapir. 111- • ^ dactyl a 11 q in part perissodactyl. One species is found in South America, and one in India. They are about as large as the ass, but with shorter legs. • SUB-SECTION YI. THE ORDER OF HYRACOIDEA, OE DAMANS. Very small animals, which Cuvier called rhinoceroses in miniature without a horn, make up the order Ilyra- coidea. They are covered with fur, are scarcely larger than rabbits, and are popularly known as Damans. They inhabit the rocky regions of Africa and Syria; and are often called Rock-Rabbits. FIG. 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 Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877. New York : Scribner
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