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VERTEUKATES : ^[A^nEVLS. 



scant)' vci^x-tatioii, and travel for days without drinking. 

 It can carr\- from five hundred to one thousand pounds. 



Fig. 57 



LEima. 



The Camel is larger than the Horse, and stands very 

 high. There are two kinds, — one with two large 

 humps upon the back, and the other with only one 

 hump. Both live in the Old World and are found 

 only as domesticated animals. 



The Llamas inhabit the Andes of South America, 

 are much smaller than the Camel, being only four 

 or five feet high, and have no hump. Thej- li\'e in 

 herds, and are tamed and used as beasts of burden. 

 The Alpaca is a variety of Llama with long -woolly 

 hair, which furnishes material for valuable fabrics. 

 This is also a domestic animal ; there are also wild 

 forms known as the Guanaco and the Vicuna. 



Deer. 



The Moose, Reindeer, Deer, and Elk all belong to 

 the Deer family. The males ha\c solid, bony horns 



