THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. 53 



Dromedary is merely a lighter breed of the Camel, and 

 is used for riding, whilst the ordinary Camel is employed 

 as the beast of burden : the one is the hunter, the other 

 the dray-horse. The Arabian Camel has one hump, 

 whilst the Bactrian Camel has two. 



The upper lip of the Camel is large and divided, and 

 there are incisor and canine teeth in the upper as well as 

 in the lower jaw ; and as its neck is long, it is enabled thus 

 to gather such scanty herbage as may exist in the desert ; 

 and, however withered or thorny, assisted by the water in 

 its stomach, it can digest it. 



Camels are represented in the new world by the Llama, 

 but these are very much smaller, and havo no humps, 

 whilst their feet are so formed that they can climb rocks. 

 One variety of the Llama is the Alpaca, which is a 

 native of the Andes from the Equator to Terra del Fuego. 

 It is valued for its long woolly hair, which is straightcr 

 than that of the sheep, is very strong, does not break in 

 combing, and has almost a silky texture. 



Tho Musk. This animal is something like the Deer 

 in form, but is not so large, for, excepting the true Musk 

 Deer, which is about the height of the roebuck, not any 

 of them exceed the hare in size. 



The true Musk Deer is a native of Central Asia, and 

 is hunted in consequence of the male possessing a small 

 pouch containing a substance known as musk, which is 

 very valuable in perfumery. The Musk differs from the 

 other ruminants in the absence of horns, in having long 

 canine teeth in the upper jaw, and in having two addi- 

 tional toes at the back part of their feet. Their coat is 

 covered with stiff bristle hairs, which stand out from 

 the body, something like the spines which cover the 

 hedgehog. 



