THE D EER LETS, 



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a rust-brown colour above and white beneath, three white stripes radiating backwards, one along 

 the middle line, and the other two laterally from the front of the neck. The short tail is white- 

 ripped. The naked and moist muzzle is black. The Javan Deerlet is gentle in disposition, and some- 

 what uninteresting in captivity. Specimens are frequently brought to Great Britain, and live if 

 carefully protected from the cold. 



The KANCHIL is still smaller in size, at the same time that it is darker in colour, especially 

 along the back. Its activity and cunning are remarkable, so much so that Sir Stamford Raffles, in 

 his original description of the creature, tells us that it is a common Malay expression, with reference 

 to a great rogue, that he is " as cunning as a Kanchil." Feigning to be dead when caught, its captor 

 incautiously releases his hold, when the animal is immediately up and away before any means can 



STANLEYAX DEEULET. 



be employed for its recapture. It is also said that when pursue! by Dogs it will jump up towards a 

 bough, and there hook itself by means of its lengthy tusks until its tormentors have passed under it. 



The STAXLEYAN DEERLET was named after the grandfather of the present Earl of Derby, in 

 whose menagerie at Knowsley the species was first recognised. 



The WATER DEERLET of West Africa is slightly larger than the Meminna. Its deep glossy 

 brown coat is also streaked with white lines, and is irregularly spotted. 



THE CAMEL TRIBE, OR TYLOPODA. 



The name Tylopoda, by which the Camels, together with the Llamas, are known to naturalists^ 



is derived from two Greek words (TV\OS, a knot or callus, and 

 TTOVS, a foot), signifying that the feet, instead of being protected 

 by hoofs, are covered with a hardened skin, enclosing the- 

 cushion-like soles of the feet, which are so constructed that 

 they spread out laterally when brought in contact with the 

 ground, an arrangement of evident advantage to desert-ranging 

 animals. The tips of each of the two toes are protected by nails, 

 as can be seen in the accompanying drawing. 



There are also other points in which these creatures differ 

 from the more ordinary Ruminantia, In the front of the upper 

 jaw there are two teeth one on each side, placed laterally 

 FOOT OF CAMEL. which correspond to the side cutting teeth in man, and to 



