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TYPES OF ANIMAL LIFE 



fied to serve as a hand, the great toe as well as the thumb 



being opposable to the other digits. The thumb is well 



developed, but the second or index digit is rather short. 



FIG. 85. 



THE SHORT-TAILED INDRIS 



These animals are very common in our menageries, one 

 of the handsomest being known as the ring-tailed lemur, 

 because its tail is marked with alternate rings of black 

 and white, its body being clothed with fur of a delicate 



