110 VEETEBEATA: MAMMALIA. 



inhabit Africa, Asia, and the Asiatic Archipelago. Their 



home is along marshy borders of lakes and rivers and in 



the jungles. 



Some kinds of the Perissodactyls, as the Tapirs, or Ta- 



piridse, remind us a little of the elephants, on account of 

 FlG 119< the fact that they have the nose de- 



veloped into a proboscis; but the 

 proboscis is much shorter than that 

 of the elephant. As regards their 

 feet, the Tapirs have four toes on 

 each four foot, and three on each 

 hind one, thus being in part artio- 



Head of Tapir. 111- ^ 



dactyl a 11 q in part perissodactyl. 



One species is found in South America, and one in India. 

 They are about as large as the ass, but with shorter legs. 



SUB-SECTION YI. 

 THE ORDER OF HYRACOIDEA, OE DAMANS. 



Very small animals, which Cuvier called rhinoceroses 

 in miniature without a horn, make up the order Ilyra- 

 coidea. They are covered with fur, are scarcely larger 

 than rabbits, and are popularly known as Damans. They 

 inhabit the rocky regions of Africa and Syria ; and are 

 often called Rock-Rabbits. 



FIG. 120. 



Damau, Hyrax. 



The Damans have the lower surface of their feet fur- 

 nished with pads ; and four toes on each fore foot, and 



