Zöology; a textbook for colleges and universities . MAMMALS 411 (the name means river horse), nowfound in Africa, but formerly extend-ing to Europe and Asia. (iv) Camelidcz. Camels, found in Central Asiaand North Africa; and llamas, found inSouth America. This discontinuous dis-tribution of the family would be aston-ishing, did we not know from fossilsthat camels of many genera formerlyabounded in North America. (v) Giraffidiz. Giraffes and the okapi (Ocapia),now confined to Africa. (vi) Cervidce. Deer, including the reindeer,caribou, and moose. The name elk(Alces) properly belongs to the moos
Zöology; a textbook for colleges and universities . MAMMALS 411 (the name means river horse), nowfound in Africa, but formerly extend-ing to Europe and Asia. (iv) Camelidcz. Camels, found in Central Asiaand North Africa; and llamas, found inSouth America. This discontinuous dis-tribution of the family would be aston-ishing, did we not know from fossilsthat camels of many genera formerlyabounded in North America. (v) Giraffidiz. Giraffes and the okapi (Ocapia),now confined to Africa. (vi) Cervidce. Deer, including the reindeer,caribou, and moose. The name elk(Alces) properly belongs to the moose,and is wrongly applied to the Americanwapiti, which is a close relative of the. Photograph by S. S. Flower FlG. 189. Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) in theGiza Zoological Gardens, Egypt. 412 ZOOLOGY
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