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CONTENTS 



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THE AOUDAD (Ovis tragelaphus) . . 72 

 THE GIRAFFE (Camelopardalis giraffa) . 73 

 THE OKAPI (Okapiajohnstoni) . . 77 

 THE PRONG-BUCK (Antilocapra americana) 79 

 THE MUSK-DEER (Moschus moschiferus) . 81 



TYPICAL DEER 83 



THE MUNTJAC (Cervulus muntjac) . . 84 

 THE RED-DEER (Cervus elaphus) . . 85 

 THE SAM BUR (Cervus unicolor) . . 87 

 THE SPOTTED DEER (Cervus axis) . . 87 

 THE FALLOW-DEER (Dama vulgaris) . 88 

 THE ELK OR MOOSE (Alces mac/ilis) . 89 

 THE MILOU DEER (Cervus davidianus) . 92 

 THE VIRGINIAN DEER (Cariacus virgini- 



anus) 93 



THE MULE-DEER (Cariacus macrotis) . 94 

 THE PAMPAS DEER (Cariacus campestris) . 95 

 THE HUEMUL (Xenelaphus bisulcus) . . 95 



THE BROCKETS 95 



THE PUDUS 95 



THE ROE (Capreolus caprea) . . .96 

 THE WATER-DEER (Hydrelaphus inermis) . 96 

 THE REINDEER OR CARIBOU (Rangifer 



tarandus) . . . . -97 



THE INDIAN MOUSE -DEER (Tragulus 



meminna) . . . . . 101 

 THE KANCHIL (Tragulus javanicus) . . 103 

 THE NAPU (Tragulus nafu) . . .103 

 THE WATER CHEVROTAIN (Hyomoschus 



aquaticus) . . . . .104 

 THE CAMEL (Camtlus dromedarius) . . 105 

 THE BACTRIAN CAMEL (Camelus bactrianus) 108 

 THE GUANACO OR WILD LLAMA (Auchenia 



huanacus) . , , . .109 

 THE VICUGNA (Auchenia vicuna) . . 112 

 THE HIPPOPOTAMUS (Hippopotamus amphi- 



bius) . . . . . .113 



THE PIGMY HIPPOPOTAMUS (Hippopotamus 



liberiensis) . . . . , 1 1 6 

 THE INDIAN WILD BOAR (Sus cristatus) . 117 

 THE EUROPEAN WILD BOAR (Sits scro/a) 119 

 THE PIGMY HOG (Sus salvanius) . .120 

 THE RED RIVER-HOG (Sus porous) . 120 



THE BABIRUSA (Babirusa alfurus) . .121 

 THE WART-HOG (Phacochcerus celhiopicus) 123 

 THE FOREST- HOG (Hylochcerus meiner- 



ehageni) . . . . . .124 



THE COLLARED PECCARY (Dicotyles tajacu) 125 

 THE WHITE-LIPPED PECCARY (Dicotyles 



labial us) . . . . . "127 



THE SPERM-WHALE (Physeter macro- 



cephalus) . . . . . .129 



THE PIGMY SPERM-WHALE (Cogia breviceps) 132 

 THE BEAKED WHALES . . . .13* 



THE PORPOISE (Phoccena communis) . 133 

 THE COMMON DOLPHIN (Delphinus delphis) 135 



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THE GRAMPUS (Orca gladiator) . . 137 



Risso's DOLPHIN (Grampus griseus) . 139 



THE BLACKFISH (Globicephahts melas) . 139 



THE BELUGA (Delphinapterus leucas) . 140 



THE NARHWAL (Monodon monoceros) . 141 



THE WHALEBONE WHALES . . . 142 

 THE RIGHT WHALES . . . .143 



THE RORQUALS 143 



THE HUMPBACK (Megaptera longimana) . 144 

 THE CALIFORNIAN GREY WHALE (Rhachia- 



nectes glaucus . . . .144 



THE MANATEE (Manatus americanus) . 145 



THE DUGONGS 147 



THE Two- TOED SLOTH (Cholcepus didactylus) 149 

 THE THREE-TOED SLOTHS . . -151 

 THE GREAT ANT-EATER (Myrmecophaga 



jubata) 153 



THE TAMANDUA ANT-EATER (Tamandua 



tetradactyla) . . . . 155 

 THE LITTLE ANT-EATER (Cyclotums didac- 



tyfas) 155 



THE PANGOLINS 156 



THE HAIRY ARMADILLO (Dasypus villostis) 157 

 THE GIANT ARMADILLO (Priodott gigas) . 159 

 THE BALL ARMADILLOS . . .159 



THE PICHICIAGO (Chlamydophorus truncatus) 159 

 THE AARD-VARKS . . . .160 



THE RED KANGAROO (Macropus rufus) . 161 

 THE TREE KANGAROOS . . . .164 

 THE RAT KANGAROOS . . . .164 

 THE MUSK KANGAROO (Hypsiprymnodon 



moschalus) . . . . .164 

 THE VULPINE PHALANGER (Trichosurus 



vulpecula) . . . . .165 



THE CUSCUSES 166 



THE FLYING PHALANGERS . . .166 

 THE KOALA (Phascolomys ursinus) . . 167 

 THE NOOLBENGER (Tarsipes rostratus) . 168 



THE WOMBATS 168 



THE TASMANIAN DEVIL (Sarcophilus ur- 

 sinus) . . . . . .169 



THE THYLACINE (Thylacinus cynocephalus) 170 

 THE TYPICAL DASYURES . . .170 

 THE TAPOA-TAFA (Phascologale penicillaia) 171 

 THE BANDED ANT-EATER (Myrmecobius 



fasciatus) . . . . .171 



THE BANDICOOTS 172 



THE COMMON AMERICAN OPOSSUM (Didel- 



phys virginiana) . . . .173 

 THE WATER-OPOSSUM (Chironectes yapock) 175 

 THE MARSUPIAL MOLE (Notoryctes typhlops) 175 

 THE RATON RUNCHO (C&nolestes obscurus) 176 

 THE ECHIDNA (Echidna hystrix) . . 177 

 THE THREE-TOED ECHIDNA (Proechidna 



bruijnt) , . . . . .180 

 THE PLATYPUS (Oniithorhynchus anatinus) 181 



