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time immemorial made him a valuable Ijeasfcof draught, 

 and even to this day his steady pace and powerful 

 muscles enable him to draw the plough in hilly places, 

 in England, which would be impossible to a horse. 

 The ox walks on the tips of the third and fourth 

 digits, the metatarsals and metacarpals of these bones 



Fig. 50.— Channel Island Cow, (Photo, from life by 

 H. C. Wood.) 



being united to form cannon bones. The second and 

 fifth digits are more rudimentary than those of deer, 

 and do not reach the ground. The bones of the 

 skull are massive and the forehead wide. The 

 powerful muscles of the neck enable the animal to 

 wield its heavy head and horns with disastrous effect 



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