Advanced Geography . HIPPOPOTAMUS ,ee. The home of this insect is inarmless to man. ORIENTAL, REALM. 117. Cattle are not native to this land, but many cattle are now raisedin the parts of the African realm which are free from the tsetse Cane- buffalo is found in the southern half of Africa. (h. south and east Africa there are two kinds of animals related to thecommon hors# These are the zebra and the quagga. They are hard to tameand are of but little use to man. Antelopes in large numbers graze in mostparts of this realm. They are the swiftest of four-footed animals. The gnu,or horned
Advanced Geography . HIPPOPOTAMUS ,ee. The home of this insect is inarmless to man. ORIENTAL, REALM. 117. Cattle are not native to this land, but many cattle are now raisedin the parts of the African realm which are free from the tsetse Cane- buffalo is found in the southern half of Africa. (h. south and east Africa there are two kinds of animals related to thecommon hors# These are the zebra and the quagga. They are hard to tameand are of but little use to man. Antelopes in large numbers graze in mostparts of this realm. They are the swiftest of four-footed animals. The gnu,or horned horse, is an antelope. 104. Oriental Realm. The Oriental realm lies southward from the Himalaya andNanling ranges. See map on page 132. This realm extendsalmost to New Guinea and Australia. The orang-outan, one of the great man-like apes, is a native ofBorneo and Sumatra. Apes of this species weave rude nests amongbranches and are rarely seen on the ground. Their food consistschiefly of fruits and leaves. The most useful animals in this realm are the zebu and thebuffalo. These are found in nearly all
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