. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. KUMINANTS. 507 general, they are remarkable for tlie beauty and elegance of their forms. Ordinarily they shed their horns in Fig. 432 The Kuminants with Hollow Hoens are extremely numerous, and it has been found necessary to divide them into genera, from characters of slight importance. To this section belong The Antelopes {Antelope). These creatures very much resemble Stags in the elegance of their shape and symmetrical proix)rtions. Of a restless and timid disposition, they are exceedingly watchful, of great vivacity
. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. KUMINANTS. 507 general, they are remarkable for tlie beauty and elegance of their forms. Ordinarily they shed their horns in Fig. 432 The Kuminants with Hollow Hoens are extremely numerous, and it has been found necessary to divide them into genera, from characters of slight importance. To this section belong The Antelopes {Antelope). These creatures very much resemble Stags in the elegance of their shape and symmetrical proix)rtions. Of a restless and timid disposition, they are exceedingly watchful, of great vivacity, and remarkably switt antl agile; their bound- ings are inconceivably liglit and elastic. Their horns, whatever shape they assume, are round and ringed; in some sj^ecies they are straight, in others curved and spiral. In some the females have no horns, in others they are conmion to both sexes. Thev all possess a z 2. 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 Jones, Thomas Rymer, 1810-1880. London : Society for Promoting Knowledge
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