358 ELEMENTARY ZOOLOGY. 



Do not chew the cud ; upper front teeth present. 

 Examples: Hogs, peccaries, hippopotamus. 

 Digits with nails; thumbs opposable. . .Order Primates. 

 Examples: Monkeys, apes, man. 



355. Topics for Themes in Zoology and English. i. 



Native American members of the dog family. Of 

 the cat family. Of the camel family. Of the deer 

 family. 



2. The geological history of the horse family. 



3. Discuss the individual and social habits of each of 

 the following mammals: the beavers; the fur-seals; the 

 otters; the elephants; the prairie-dogs; the rats. 



4. Discuss the range of hair-like covering found in the 

 group, from finest fur to porcupine quills. Discover the 

 ways in which they are used by man. 



5. What is the history of the introduction of rabbits 

 into Australia? Can you cite any similar experience 

 with rodents in this country? 



6. Make a report on furs and fur-bearing animals. 

 Is the permanent preservation of any of them possible? 

 What steps are necessary? 



7. An account of the whale fishery, past and present. 



8. The varying degree of development at birth of the 

 carnivores and the herbivores. Why the difference? 

 How does the human infant compare with these at birth? 

 The meaning of this? 



9. Give an account of each of the following, making 

 quite clear the meaning of the topic: ambergris;' whale- 

 bone; the ruminant stomach; ivory; the okapi; the 

 vampire. 



10. Discuss the various regions in the digestive tract 

 of a dog or a cat. How does that of a sheep or cow differ 

 from it? For what reasons? 



