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SECOND FLOOR 
SOUTH PAVILION 
MAMMALS 
Passing to the left from the elevator we enter the South Pavilion includ- 
ing the Mammals, and also in the center an astronomical 
clock. This is a model illustrating the movements of the 
earth and designed to tell the time of day. Full explanation 
is found on the label. 
Astronomi- 
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The various breeds of domesticated dogs are shown in the case on the 
east wall. This collection illustrates the variations which a species may 
undergo in domestication. The dog has been the companion 
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of man from the very earliest time, but he is believed to have 
been derived from several wild species. [His remains are found in the 
shell heaps of primitive man.| The case contains such divergent types as 
the tiny toy spaniel, which can easily he in one’s hand, and the powerful 
St. Bernard which has rescued many travelers in the Alps; the hairless dog 
of Mexico and the shaggy collie useful in tending sheep. 
From this case passing to the right around the hall, we find the small 
carnivores including the weasels, ferrets, ermine, and the foxes and bears. 
The next case contains the members of the cat family — the lions, tigers, 
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