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the history of some of the most important domestic types. 

 What do you know of the mammals domesticated in other 

 parts of the earth? 



3. Make a report on the ruminants : their habits, their dis- 

 tribution over the earth, and their uses to man. 



4. What is known of the geological history of the horse 

 family? Is the horse a native of America? 



5. What is the history of the introduction of rabbits into 

 Australia ? Can you cite any similar history of rodents in this 

 country ? 



6. Report on furs and fur-bearing animals. What is the 

 present state of the seal fisheries of our Pacific coast? What 

 steps are necessary to the preservation of the seal? On what 

 zoological grounds are these steps necessary? 



7. Make a report on the habits and instincts of the beaver. 

 Describe the nature of its social life. 



8. Report on the condition of primitive man. Which of 

 man's instincts have been of most use to him in his develop- 

 ment? What are the principal faculties separating him from 

 the other primates ? Do all men possess these in equal degree ? 

 What is the distribution of the principal races or varieties of 

 the human species? What are the chief differences between 

 these races? 



