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HOOFED ANIMALS 



Royal, or Pigmy, Antelope (see p. 336) of the Guinea 

 coast, it is the smallest of the Ungulates. The colour of its 

 rather fine hair is chiefly greyish above, brightening to a 

 reddish tint on the sides, with a broad dark stripe along 

 the back of the neck, and a band running up the chest. 

 It is difficult to discover the timid animal in grass or 

 jungle. The Kanchil can feign death with a cleverness 

 second only to the opossum itself. Caught in a noose 

 or other trap, the animal will exhibit not the faintest sign of 

 life until it is released from the snare while the hunter resets 

 his trap. The clever animal-actor often seizes the oppor- 

 tunity to dart away into the jungle before an effort can be 

 made to defeat its purpose. 



GROUP III.TYLOPADA (CAMELS AND 

 LLAMAS). 



Derived from two Greek words, the first meaning a 

 knot or callus and the second a foot, 'Tylopada' thus 

 signifies feet that are covered with hardened skin instead of 

 being furnished with hoofs. There are but a few species 

 in this group, and they are confined to the deserts of Africa 

 and Asia and the Andes regions of South America. They 



are hornless animals. Un- 

 like other Ruminants, they 

 possess incisor teeth in the 

 upper jaw and canines in 

 both jaws. The Camel has 

 six upper and five lower 

 cheek teeth on each side ; 

 the Llama has only five 

 upper ones on each side. 



There is a marked differ- 

 ence between the feet of the 

 Camel and the Llama. In the former the two toes are 

 elongated and furnished with soft pads like cushions, 

 which spread out and enable the animal to tread the loose 

 sand without sinking or slipping. In the Llama the two 

 toes still retain their length, but the pads are only slightly 

 developed, giving place to two sharp and hard little hoofs 



FOOT OF THE CAMEL. 



