. Animal coloration; an account of the principal facts and theories relating to the colours and markings of animals. Color of animals. 236 ANIMAL COLORATION. which are supposed to be duped or warned by these colour phenomena. The only case of mimicry among the Mammalia advanced by Mr. Wallace is that of the insectivore Cladobates, which has a bushy tail like a squirrel. This instance of mimicry is believed to be for aggressive rather than protective purposes. The view taken by Wallace is that the squirrels, being veget-. Fig. 26.—Cladobates. able feeders, do not disturb the insects among which
. Animal coloration; an account of the principal facts and theories relating to the colours and markings of animals. Color of animals. 236 ANIMAL COLORATION. which are supposed to be duped or warned by these colour phenomena. The only case of mimicry among the Mammalia advanced by Mr. Wallace is that of the insectivore Cladobates, which has a bushy tail like a squirrel. This instance of mimicry is believed to be for aggressive rather than protective purposes. The view taken by Wallace is that the squirrels, being veget-. Fig. 26.—Cladobates. able feeders, do not disturb the insects among which they live, and that, in consequence of its resemblance to a squirrel, the insectivore can steal upon its prey without causing any alarm. The validity of this example is disputed by Semper, who maintains, in the first place, that at any rate the European squirrel is omnivorous, like many other rodents—notably the rat ; in the second place it is pointed out that the shaking of the branches, caused by the squirrel las he leaps from bough to bough, would be probably in itself somewhat alarming to. 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 Beddard, Frank E. (Frank Evers), 1858-1925. London, S. Sonnenschein & co. ; New York, Macmillan & co.
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