ILLUSTRATIONS 



The Aard Vark or Ant-Eater approaching 

 A Termite Hill . 



The Jumping Shrew . 



The Rock Jumping Shrew . 



The Shrew 



A Hedgehog, Half-skeletonised 



A Family of South African Hedgehogs 



The Golden Mole .... 



Dentition of a Typical Rodent (Porcupine) 



Dentition of an Insectivorous Animal 

 (Golden Mole) 



The Giant Golden Mole 



Musk Shrews 



The Cape Golden Mole 



The Grey Squirrel 



The Grey-footed Squirrel 



The Red-headed Squirrel 



The Ground Squirrel 



The Cape Dormouse . 



The Large Grey Dormouse 



The Namaqualand Gerbille 



A Puff Adder Striking a Bush Otomys 



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