ORDERS OF MAMMALIA. 



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FIG. 152. Skull of the Indian Elephant (Elepfias Tndicus). i Tusk-liko upper Incisors; 

 m Lower .jaw, with grinding molars, but without incisors; n Nostrils, placed at the ex- 

 tremity of the proboscis. 



Though there are now but two living species of Elephant, 

 there is no doubt but that some of the fossil forms have died 

 out since the appearance of man upon the globe. Of these, 

 the best known is the Mammoth, frozen carcases of which 

 have been found in the icy wilds of Siberia. 



ORDER IX. CAROTVORA (Lat. caro, flesh ; voro, 1 devour). 

 The ninth order of Mammals is that of the Carnivora or Beasts 

 of Prey, comprising the Lions, Tigers, Wolves, Dogs, Cats, 

 Hyaenas, Seals, Walruses, etc. The Carnivora are distin- 

 guished by possessing two sets of teeth, which are simply 

 enamelled, and are always of three kinds, incisors, canines, and 

 molars, differing from one another in size and shape. The in- 

 cisor teeth are generally six in each jaw; the canines are al- 

 ways two in each jaw, and are much longer and larger than 

 the other teeth. The molars are mostly cutting-teeth, fur- 

 nished with sharp, uneven edges, but one or more of the hinder 

 teeth have tuberculate crowns. The molars, too, graduate 



