24 JSTATUBE-STUDY LESSONS. 



10. (a) Describe the position of the eyes. 



(3) Infer the advantage to the rabbit of this posi- 

 tion. 



(c) Observe how the rabbit turns its eyes when 

 a noise is made behind it. 



11. Discover whether its eyesight is keen. Compare 

 it with the cat in this respect. 



12. Are the eyes of all rabbits that you have observed 

 of the same color ? 



13. (a) Note the position of the nose. 

 (^) How are the nostrils separated ? 



(c) Discover why the nostrils are in such constant 



motion. 



14. (a) Where are the whiskers placed ? 



(^) Compare their position and length with those 

 of the cat. 



15. (a) Observe the lips. 



(5) Note any peculiarities of the lips. 



When there is a fissure in the upper lip like that of the rabbit, the lip 

 is called a hare-lip. 



16. (a) Observe the different movements of the jaws. 



(d) How many movements has the upper jaw? 



(c) Describe the various movements of the lower 



jaw. 



(d) Infer the use of each movement. 



17. (a) Examine the teeth of a rabbit. 



{^) Compare with the teeth of a cat and of a child. 



18. (a) How many long chisel-shaped teeth are there 



in each jaw? 

 (5) What kind of teeth is next to these teeth? 



19. (a) Where are the broad, flat teeth placed ? 

 (i>) How many of these are there in each jaw ? 



