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vora is the entire absence of the otherwise widespread 

 family of Bears (Ursidte). This group has existed in 

 Europe since the time when the Upper Pliocene beds 

 were laid down, and remains of Bears have been also 

 found in the Siwalik deposits of India, which are possibly 



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Fig. 17. — The Aard-wolf. 

 (Proteles cristatus.) 



of even greater age. It seems, therefore, very strange 

 that the Bears should never have reached Africa, when 

 so many of the other genera found in the same deposits 



have managed to do so. 



The Insectivora of the Ethiopian Region are fairly 

 numerous, and show considerable specialisation. Out of 



