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FOOT OF THE KOALA 



in 



upon this foot simply as a piece of machinery beautifully 



FIG. 1. The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). From Gould's Mammals 

 of Australia. 



adapted for the particular work it had to perform in the 

 animal's life. He would have pointed to the broad palm, the 



Fm. 2 Skeleton of the hind foot of the Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). 



opposable great toe, and would doubtless, if a worthy repre- 

 sentative of his school, have developed some ingenious theory 



