ARTIODACTYLES 



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cross the highlands along paths scarcely passable by man. As the 

 animal can always find food in abundance, no hump is developed. 



When attacked, it squirts an evil- 

 smelling saliva upon its enemy (a 

 means of protection). Its wool is not 

 so fine as that of its near relative, the 

 tame Alpaca (A. pacos), or of the wild 

 variety, the Vicuna (A. vicuna}. Both 





LLAMA. (One twenty- fourth natural size.) 



these animals live under the same conditions, and therefore closely 

 resemble the llama. 



ORDER X. : ODD-TOED UNGULATES (PERISSODACTYLA). 



ANIMALS walking on an odd number of toes (five, three, or one), the 

 third toe being always larger and stronger than the rest, the remaining 

 toes either rudimentary or absent. Incisors are present in both jaws. 



Family i : Horses (Equidae). 

 The Horse (Equus caballus). 



A. Origin and Importance. 



At the time of the mammoth (see p. 92) a wild species of horse 

 (E. c. fossilis) existed in the whole of Europe, North Asia, and North 



