ITS NEAREST EXISTING RELATIONS, 



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being absent, those that are present corresponding 

 to the second, third, fourth, and fifth of the typical 

 five-toed limb. The third toe is the longest, the 

 second and fourth nearly equal, and the fifth the 

 shortest, and scarcely reaching the ground in the or- 

 dinary standing position. The hind feet have three 



B 



til S&H ,ht : • 



Fig. 7. — Plantar surface of right fore (A) and hind 

 (B) foot of Malay Tapir. (From Murie. Journal 

 of Anatomy and Physiology, vol. vi.) 



toes, the middle one being the largest, and the two 

 others rather shorter. Each toe is incased in a dis- 

 tinct, somewhat oval hoof, and there is a large, 

 roundish, callous pad on the sole of the foot, on 

 which the animal rests as well as on the toes (see 



