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QUADRUPEDS. 





 H 



^B 



Equal, and the foot~J 

 having the appear- Four equal toes . 

 ance of being forked } 



. Hippopotamus. 



( Two large middle toes ~\ 

 \ armed with strong / 



Having on all the feet-j hoofs, while the late- f Hog. 

 j ral toes are too short I 

 (^ to rest on the ground J 







o 



f Three toes on all the 



Unequal, and the foot J 



not forked . . . -1 Four toes before and 

 L three behind 





T 

 Tapir. 



the mud and reeds of the river-bottoms, and enable them to swim with ease. 

 The hoof is divided into four short, apparently clumsy, and unconnected toes, 

 and they are able, through this spread of foot, to walk rapidly through the 

 marsh. These animals consort together in flocks of from three to thirty. They 

 choose shallow parts of the river, where the depth of the water allows them to 

 keep their footing, and yet have their whole body submerged. Here they re- 

 main all day, swimming off into the deeps, and diving for their grassy food. 

 They prefer localities where the current is not very swift, and are therefore to 

 be found in all the lakes of the interior. 



FIG. 420. WILD BOAR. 



The Hogs (Sits) have on all their feet two middle toes, which are of large 



