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BACKBONED ANIMALS. 



ests. The antlers are thick and stubby, and vary ereatly 

 in individuals. 



FIG. 357. Wapiti (Cervus Canadensis}. 



The reindeer of Arctic Europe are about four feet 

 long and three high, and the females also have horns. In 

 the summer their fur is brown and in winter lighter a 

 x protective measure. 



The moose (Alee Americanus] (Fig. 358) is the largest 

 of the family, having immense broad antlers, that alone 

 weigh nearly eighty pounds, and resemble in shape the pine- 

 branches of the northern forests. Their muzzle is broad 

 and long, the legs long, the shoulders and neck covered by 

 a thick growth of coarse hair. Their color is a grayish 

 brown. They are extremely fleet, and step so high in 

 running that they pass over a five-foot wall or fence with- 



