The Bulletin is published monthly from October to fl\ay by the College of Charles- 

 ton and is devoted to descriptions of exhibits, reports of lectures, and notes from the 

 Museum. Entered at the post office at Charleston, S. C, as second class matter. 



BULLETIN 



OF THE 



COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON MUSEUM 



Edited by PAUE M. REA 



DIRECTOR OF THE MUSEUM AND PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY 



Vol. 2 Charleston, S. C, February, 1906 No. 2 



EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUM 



MANIGAULT OSTEOLOGICAL COLLECTION 

 The Giraffe, Glraffa camdopardalis, L. 



The recent installation of the skeleton of the giraffe in 

 Holmes Hall, as a part of the Manig-ault Osteological collection, 

 invites the attention of visitors at the Museum to a survey 

 of the present fund of knowledge concerning the structure, 

 life and habits of this strange animal. 



Once found in abundance over wide regions of the East- 

 ern World, as Pliocene deposits of fossil species over Greece, 

 Persia. India and China testify, the giraffe is now confined 

 to the Ethiopian region alone. 



Until the year 1902 it was considered to be the sole living 

 representative of its family, whose place is intermediate be- 

 tween the deer and ox families of the ruminant group of 

 Ungulates, or hoofed animals. In 1901 Sir Harry Johnston 



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