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THE SENSE OF TOUCH IN ANIMALS 



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Fig. 95.-AFR1CAN Civet. Viverra civdta. x 50. Pes Plantar surface, 

 terdigital pad at bases of D. 3, D. 4. Section longitudinal. 



Fig. 96. 



-Grey Ichneumon. HerpeMes griseus. x 15. Pes. Plantar surface, 

 central pad, longitudinal section. 



Proteles cristatus (Fig. 100).— Terminal phalanx of digit of liind 

 foot. Epidermis is here very smooth on surface, papillae of the 

 corium closely-set and pointed with thick Driisenleisten between 

 them. 



Canis familiaris (Fig. 101). — Section from plantar surface 

 through a pad from forefoot of a Great Dane. Epidermis 

 greatly thickened and divided into long rods separated from one 

 another at the free surface. Papillae of the corium very close 

 and pointed. No Driisenleisten to be seen. 



