. A text-book of agricultural zoology. Zoology, Agricultural; Zoology, Economic. 464 MAMMALIA. rabbits. The period of gestation seems to be very variable, some going as long as fifteen months, others only nine months : they evidently have the power of suspending gestar tion. The lower jaw is remarkable for being closely united to the upper jaw, by the glenoid cavity of the latter bending round the condyle of the former. Canid^e (Dogs, Foxes, Etc.) The Canidse have pointed heads, smooth tongue, and non- retractile claws. The front feet have five toes, the hind only four. Two or three of the mol
. A text-book of agricultural zoology. Zoology, Agricultural; Zoology, Economic. 464 MAMMALIA. rabbits. The period of gestation seems to be very variable, some going as long as fifteen months, others only nine months : they evidently have the power of suspending gestar tion. The lower jaw is remarkable for being closely united to the upper jaw, by the glenoid cavity of the latter bending round the condyle of the former. Canid^e (Dogs, Foxes, Etc.) The Canidse have pointed heads, smooth tongue, and non- retractile claws. The front feet have five toes, the hind only four. Two or three of the molars on each side are tuberculated. The only two species to be considered are the Fox (Cants mdpes) and the Dog (C familiaris). The Dogs and Wolves have round or oblique pupils to the eyes; the Foxes have the pupil Fia. 220.—Teeth of Dog, and Jaws. /, Incisors; C, cauiues ; ^', symphysis ; Pnuv, premaxiUai-y bone. Tliei^o.^: (Cants ridpt!vill lie above ground under old roots of trees, iu lioUow trees, amongst scrub and gorse, and under the shelter of some ledge of rock along a 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 Theobald, Frederick Vincent, 1868-1930. Edinburgh and London, W. Blackwood and Sons
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