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VERTEBRATES: MAMMALS. 



DEER. 



The Moose, Reindeer, Deer, and Elk all belong to 

 the Deer family. The males have solid horns called 

 antlers, which they shed once a year ; new and larger 

 ones growing to take the places of those which have 

 been shed. 



The Moose is the largest of all the Deer kind, being 

 as large as a horse, and with an exceedingly long head, 



Fig. 57. Moose. 



large flattened horns, and very long legs. It travels 

 with an awkward gait, but with great speed, easily mak- 



