. Text-book of zoology for junior students. Zoology. OUrEllS OF MAMMALIA. 323 ropodidie), distinguislied by the remarkable disjiroportioii between the hind and fore limbs, the former being by far the longest and strongest. By their long hind-legs, assisted by a powerful tail, the Kangaroos can perform astonishing jumps, and, in fact, leapjing is their mode of progression when pursued. The typical Kangaroos live on the great grassj' plains of Australia; but the Tree Kangaroos spend a great part of their time in trees, and the Rock Kangaroos affect mountainous districts. The Kan- garoo-bear or N
. Text-book of zoology for junior students. Zoology. OUrEllS OF MAMMALIA. 323 ropodidie), distinguislied by the remarkable disjiroportioii between the hind and fore limbs, the former being by far the longest and strongest. By their long hind-legs, assisted by a powerful tail, the Kangaroos can perform astonishing jumps, and, in fact, leapjing is their mode of progression when pursued. The typical Kangaroos live on the great grassj' plains of Australia; but the Tree Kangaroos spend a great part of their time in trees, and the Rock Kangaroos affect mountainous districts. The Kan- garoo-bear or Native Sloth {Phascolarctos cinerevx)^ has no tail, and has the body covered vi^ith a short, dense fur, whilst the ears are tufted. The fore-feet can be used as hands, and the toes are all. Fig. 229.—Tlie female of Diddphys dorsigera, nne of the Sontli American Ojiossums, carrying its yonng npon liacli. furnished with strong curved claws. It is a harndess nocturnal animal, and spends most of its existence in trees. The typical group, however, of the vegetable-eating Marsupials is that of the Phalangers, a large number of small animals which live in trees, and generally possess a prehensile tail. The most example is the Australian " Opossum " (Phalangtsta vulpiaa), which is largely hunted by the natives. In the so-called " ilying " Phalan- gers, again, the tail is not prehensile, and the animal takes extensive leaps from tree to tree, by means of a fold of skin which stretches between the body and the fore and hind lindis. Of the carnivorous Marsupials, the Bandicoots (Perameles), the Native Devil (), the Native Tiger {Thylacinns), and the. 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 Nicholson, Henry Alleyne, 1844-1899. New York, American Book Co
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