212 



BRANCH VERTEBRATA. 



FIG. 366. 



animal is enraged, it becomes fixed, as though part of the 

 bone itself. Individuals attain the weight of 6,000 pounds. 



Closely allied to the 

 Rhinoceros in structure 

 is the Hyrax (hi'raks), 

 the only genus of the 

 order Hyracoidea (hi- 

 ra koid'e a). The Dam- 

 an (dam' an), in its va- 

 rious species, is a rab- 

 bit-like animal, found 

 in Syria, Mozambique, and Southern Africa. A timid 

 creature, it hides in the clefts of the rocks, and is, doubt- 

 less, the Coney (ko'm) of Scripture (Proverbs xxx. 26). 



Hi)' rax syria'cus. Daman. 



FIG. 367. 





Skeleton of Horse. 



Animals allied in structure to the Horse have a 

 single hoof* to each foot, the leg being so constructed 



* This specialization not being often considered, what are more properly 

 the wrists and ankles (c) are generally spoken of as the "knees." 



