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and grouping of the teeth, which are the same in 

 twentieth-century man as in the man-like apes 

 mentioned. Of course there are shght differences 

 of form, but they only connect themselves with 

 the size, length, and disposal of the larger canine 

 teeth. 



I am afraid the foregoing remarks have but 

 little in common with the purpose which this 

 book originally set out to serve, namely, to de- 

 scribe something of the wild animals of Zambezia, 

 but to my idea the fascinating study of the 

 evolution of our species, and of the peculiarities 

 which characterise and bring near to us our more 

 backward relations, is a subject upon which, in 

 passing, I cannot refrain from Avriting a few words. 



