30 VERTEBRATES: MAMMALS. 



ica, is by some thought to be of the same kind as the 

 one found in Lapland. Unlike their relatives, both the 

 male and female Reindeer have horns. 



The American Elk, or Wapiti, is another kind of 

 Deer which lives in the wooded regions of the northern 

 parts of North America, and which is about as large as 

 the Moose, and has horns five or six feet long, and very 

 much branched. 



Fig. 59. American Elk, or Wapiti. 



The Common Deer, of the wild regions of the United 

 States, is one of the most beautiful and graceful of all 

 its family. It is very timid, and, when alarmed, bounds 

 swiftly away. It is about the size of a sheep, but with 

 a much more slender body and much longer legs. It 



