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BRANCH VERTEBRATA. 



FIG. 393. 



animal's riding down the main stem. For defense it re- 

 lies upon its horns and 

 rapid blows with its 

 fore feet, a stroke of 

 which has been known 

 to kill a wolf. Its pace 

 is a quick trot, the feet 

 being lifted so as to pass 

 over fallen trees or oth- 

 er obstructions without 



j' chus mos cKif e rus. Musk Deer, (*\.) 



apparent change of gait. 

 The Musk Deer of Thibet has no horns, the male 



FIG. 394. 



Skeleton of a Giraffe. 



