VI 



CONTENTS 



THE AOUDAD (Ovis tragelaphus) . . 72 

 THE GIRAFFE (Camelopardalis giraffa) . 73 

 THE OKAPI (Okapia johnstont) . . 77 



THE PRONG-BUCK (Antilocapra americana) 79 

 THE MUSK-DEER (Moschus moschifents) . 81 



TYPICAL DEER 83 



THE MUNTJAC (Cervulus muntjac) . . 84 

 THE RED- DEER (Cervus elaphus) . . 85 

 THE SAMBUR (Cervus unicolor) . . 87 



THE SPOTTED DEER (Cervus axis) . . 87 

 THE FALLOW-DEER (Dania vulgaris) . 88 

 THE ELK OR MOOSE (Alces machlis) . 89 

 THE MILOU DEER (Cervus davidianus) . 93 

 THE VIRGINIAN DEER (Cariacus virgini- 



anus) . . . . . .93 



THE MULE-DEER (Cariacus tnacrotis) . 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 napu) . . .103 

 THE WATER CHEVROTAIN (Hyomosckus 



aquaticus) . . . . .104 

 THE CAMEL (Camelus 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) . . . . .116 

 THE INDIAN WILD BOAR (Sus cristatus) . 117 

 THE EUROPEAN WILD BOAR (Sus scrofa) 119 

 THE PIGMY HOG (Sus salvanius) . . 120 

 THE RED RIVER-HOG (Susporcus) . 120 



THE BABIRUSA (Babirusa alfurus) . . 121 

 THE WART-HOG (Phacochcerus cethiopicus) 133 

 THE FOREST - HOG (Hylochaerus meiner- 



zhagenf) . . . . . .124 



THE COLLARED PECCARY (Dicotyles tajacu) 125 

 THE WHITE-LIPPED PECCARY (Dicotyles 



labiatus) . . . . . '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 



THE GRAMPUS (Orca gladiator) . .137 

 Risso's DOLPHIN (Grampus griseus) . 139 

 THE BLACKFISH (Globicephalus melas) . 139 

 THE BELUGA (Delphinapterus leitcas) . 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 atnericanus) . 145 



THE DUGONGS 147 



THE Two- TOED SLOTH (Cholapus didacfylus] 149 

 THE THREE-TOED SLOTHS . . -151 

 THE GREAT ANT-EATER (Myrmecophaga 



jubata) 153 



THE TAMANDUA ANT-ATER (Tamandua 



Mradactyla) . . . . 155 



THE LITTLE ANT- EATER (Cycloturus didac- 



tylus) 155 



THE PANGOLINS . . . . .156 

 THE HAIRY ARMADILLO (Dasypus villosus) 157 

 THE GIANT ARMADILLO (Priodon gigas) . 159 

 THE BALL ARMADILLOS . . .159 



THE PICHICI AGO (Chlamydophorus truncatus) 159 

 THE AARD-VARKS . . . .160 



THE RED KANGAROO (Macropus rufus] . 1 6 1 

 THE TREE KANGAROOS . . . .164 

 THE RAT KANGAROOS . . . .164 

 THE MUSK KANGAROO (Hypsiprymnodon 



tnoschatus) . . . . .164 

 THE VULPINE PHALANGER (Trichosums 



vulpeculd) . . . . -165 



THE CUSCUSES 166 



THE FLYING PHALANGERS . . .166 

 THE KOALA (Phascolomys ursinus) . . 167 

 THE NOOLBENGER (Tarsipes restrains) . 168 

 THE WOMBATS . . . . .168 

 THE TASMANIAN DEVIL (Sarcophihis w- 



sinus) . , . . . .169 

 THE THYLACINE (Thylacinus cynocephalus) 170 

 THE TYPICAL DASYURES . . .170 

 THE TAPOA-TAFA (Phascologale penicillata) 1 7 1 

 THE BANDED ANT-EATER (Myrmecobius 



fascialus) . . . . .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 (Coenolestes obscurus) 176 

 THE ECHIDNA (Echidna hystrix) . , 177 

 THE THREE-TOED ECHIDNA (Proechidna 



bruijni) . . . . . .180 



THE PLATYPUS (Ornithorhynchus anatinus] 181 



