ACTS OF RUNNING AND LEAPING : KANGAROO. 



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less than half the length of the hinder limbs (fig. 235). The, 

 feet, as well as the legs, of the Kangaroo are very long (fig. 



Fig. 235. KANGAROOS. 



236), so as to afford (in conjunction with the tail) a firm sup- 

 port to the animal when preparing to leap. Quadrupeds in 



Fig. 236. SKELETON OF KANGAROO. 



which the length of the posterior extremities greatly predomi- 

 nates over that of the anterior, are observed to descend hills 

 with difficulty at a rapid pace, since the forward inclination 



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