PLATE VIII 



The mother rabbit carries her young in two long tubes, which 

 together are called the uterus. (See Figure j for a sketch of 

 the reproductive system showing the branches of the uterus.) 

 When the uterus with the young is examined closely, as in the 

 enlarged figure (below), it will be seen that each embryo is 

 enclosed in a separate sac and draws its nourishment inde- 

 pendently from the mother. 



