GIRAFFE. 



are present in both sexes, making their appearance even before birtl Tl 

 erect, subcorneal processes of bone, which at first J.\ \ They are 



bones of the skull, although in later If, , W i ^ S6parate from th * 



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which they are likewise distinguish^ T ^ theh alIies ' from 



horn; while, as we shalT se in the ne v, \ 7 T*** "* ^ instead <* 

 the antlers of the dee, With chapter, they are equally distinct from 



the exception that they are 

 at first separate bones, in- 

 stead of part and parcel of 

 the skull, they appear on the 

 whole to come nearest to 

 the horn-cores of the prong- 

 buck, which, as already 

 mentioned, are coated with 

 a hairy skin beneath the 

 deciduous horny sheath. In 

 addition to these paired 

 horns, there is a dome-like 

 bony protuberance occupy- 

 ing the middle line of the 

 skull between the eyes, 

 which is frequently referred I 

 to as the third horn. The 

 position and relations of 

 these three appendages of 

 the skull are well indicated 

 in our figure of the giraffe's 

 skeleton. 



The skull of the giraffe 

 is further characterised by 

 the great elevation of the 

 forehead and face above the 

 level of the eyes, this being 

 due to the development of a 

 number of air-cells in the 

 bones. There is also a large 

 unossificl space immediately 

 below the eye. As regards 

 the teeth, those of the upper 

 cheek-series are remarkable 



GIRAFFES AT A POOL. 



? ie mvestea, while there are no canines in the inmer iaw 

 noteSaTSrs £ =!£££? ^ -JSSKTi. gi.ffe, we 



can be completely 1^JFL*Sm$ ?* ^ ^ "* SliWike DOStriIs 

 y closed at the will of their owner. Moreover, the tongue is 



