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were entirely devoid of hair except for a few dark 

 colored whiskers. The skin was thrown up into nu- 

 merous prominent folds which crossed the body trans- 

 versely in an undulating manner. The ears were dark 

 or blackish, the tail was ash-colored, and the eyes 

 were black. There were no traces of hair follicles. 

 The animals were active and healthy, and there was 

 no suggestion of disease. The young when born were 

 similar to the parents. Other "rhinoceros mice" 

 have been recorded, both in England and in this 

 country. 



Three mice were caught in a house in the town of 

 Elgin the bodies of which were completely naked. 

 There was nothing peculiar about the snout, whiskers, 

 ears, lower half of the legs, and tail, all of which parts 

 had hair of the usual length and color. At least two 

 others were killed in the same house where these 

 were found. 



Naked horses have often been exhibited. A horse 

 taken from a half wild herd in Queensland had the 

 skin black and resembling rubber. Careful examina- 

 tion showed no trace of hair, nor any openings of hair 

 follicles. While in Turkestan, Professor Bateson 

 heard of a naked horse but failed to see it. 



According to Belt the hairless dogs in tropical 

 America remain distinct and do not intergrade with 

 other dogs. 



In many different kinds of domestic animals races 

 or breeds are known in which the bones of the face 

 do not grow to their full size, while the bones of the 

 jaw are, or may be, of normal proportions. Familiar 



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