. Life-histories of northern animals [microform] : an account of the mammals of Manitoba. Mammals; Mammals; Mammifères; Mammifères. «24 Life-histories of Northern Animals I'l' ) ii » m 11 w These horns are of exceptional size. As Dr. W. T. Horn- aday remarks:" " Any measuring 12 inches may fairly be con- sidered ; The only "freak" type that is often seen is that known as the "; An example is shown in Fig. 98. Such disfigurements are probably the result of accident in early life. But obviously the buck with "droopers" once will alwayr
. Life-histories of northern animals [microform] : an account of the mammals of Manitoba. Mammals; Mammals; Mammifères; Mammifères. «24 Life-histories of Northern Animals I'l' ) ii » m 11 w These horns are of exceptional size. As Dr. W. T. Horn- aday remarks:" " Any measuring 12 inches may fairly be con- sidered ; The only "freak" type that is often seen is that known as the "; An example is shown in Fig. 98. Such disfigurements are probably the result of accident in early life. But obviously the buck with "droopers" once will alwayr have them, as the fundament'^ horn cores themselves abnormal. Lonf J Darwin con- fessed himself puzzled" by the form of the Spring-bok's horn, inasmuch as the in- curve of the points appar- ently rendered them usele for attack. It seems as though a simple straight spike would be much more effective. The in-curved point and its half-way snag seem like buttons on the rapier, like efforts to disarm the well-armed knight while leaving him in possession of his weapons. But many observations made on the Antelope in the Washington Zoo Park, while I was painting their portraits, showed me how true it is that not the smallest detail in nature is without distinct purpose, for which it has been carefully adapted through ages of experi- ment. I learned that the prong—so far from being a button on the rapier—is a hilt that protects the bare flesh farther up, as described later (see p. 244). In short, the recurved point enables the buck to strike his adversary in the throat, where the skin is Flo. q8—Antelope with drooping honta, Fron nholograph In Recreation, lune, 1897, hr W. H. R., who got thctn at L^arunie, Wyoming, in 1893. THE DIS- COGRAPH Another remarkable detail of the Antelope's anatomy is the white area on each buttock. This seems at first like the rest of his spots—a mere patch of white coat; but it is found "Am. Nat. Hist., 1904, p. 117. "De
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