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ANIMALS OF THE PAST 



those of to-day, and yet foreshadowing them, the fore- 

 runners of the rhinoceros, tapir, and the horse. 



The early horse — we may call him so by courtesy, 

 although he was then very far from being a true horse — 

 was an insignificant little creature, apparently far less 

 likely to succeed in life's race than his bulky competitors, 

 and yet, by making the most of their opportunities. 



Skeleton of the Modern Horse and of His Eocene Ancestor. 



his descendants have survived, while most of theirs 

 have dropped by the wayside; and finally, by the aid 

 of man, the horse has become spread over the length 

 and breadth of the habitable globe. 



Now right here it may be asked. How do we know that 

 the little Eohippus was the progenitor of the horse, and 

 how can it be shown that there is any bond of kinship 



