CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS 



species 

 (Inhabiting South Africa) 



1. Aonyx capensis, Schinz. 



2. Lutra maculicollis, Licht. 



3. Mellivora ratel, Sparr. 



4. Ictonyx capensis, Kaup. 



5. Pcecilogale albinucha, Gray. 



Sub-order : PINNEPEDIA 

 (The Eared Seals, Walrus, and True Seals) 



These flesh-eating mammals of the Order Carnivora have 

 been placed in a separate Sub-order on account of the pecuhar 

 structure of their limbs, which are specially modified for an 

 aquatic life. 



Family : Otariidje 

 {The Eared Seals) 



The Seals of this family may be distinguished from all 

 others of the group by the presence of small, well-defined 

 external ears ; when on land the hind flappers are turned 

 forwards under the body for support, and as an aid in pro- 

 gression. They further differ in having the soles of fore 

 and hind feet entirely devoid of hair ; and the nostrils are at 

 the end of the snout, as in terrestrial animals generally. 



This family has a wide distribution over the temperate 

 and colder regions of both hemispheres, except in the North 

 Atlantic, where it is not represented, owing to the lack of 

 suitable breeding-grounds. 



Species 

 (Inhabiting South Africa) 



I. Arciocephalus pusillus, Schreb. 



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