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GREAT GAME ANIMALS. 



[Lower 

 Mammal 

 Gallery. 

 Cases 

 63, 64.] 



They are solitary creatures, more than two adults being seldom, 

 if ever, seen together. They reppse during the day in a " form," 

 and feed in the morning and evening. In running, they progress 

 by a series of bounds. The large size of the lateral hoofs renders 

 these animals very sure-footed. The young are spotted, and 

 usually but one is produced at a time. The range of the Musk- 

 Deer extends from Kashmir to Siberia and North- Western China ; 

 the animal from the last locality has been described as a - distinct 

 species, M. sifanicus. 



The Camel-Group. 

 Section TYLOPODA 

 Family Camelidae. 



The group of Tylopoda, or <c Cushion-footed 

 Ungulates," is now represented only by the 

 South American Llamas (Lama), and the Old 

 World Camels (Camelus), collectively forming 

 the family Camelida. As a group, they are characterised by the 

 tall crowns and crescentic columns of the molars, and the presence 

 of upper incisor teeth, although only the outer pair of the latter 

 remains in the adult. In the long limbs only the third and fourth 

 toes of the typical series of five are developed ; and these bear hoof- 

 like nails in front, while the sole of the foot forms a soft cushion- 

 like pad. In the skeleton of both fore and hind limbs a cannon- 

 bone is formed, but its lower end is divided to terminate in two 

 smooth surfaces for the articulation of the toe-bones. All the 

 members of the group have very long necks ; but the head is 

 devoid of either horns or antlers. The stomach is divided into 

 three compartments, of which the first two contain a number of 

 honeycomb-like cells in their walls for the storage of water. 

 In feeding, Camels and Llamas chew the cud, or ruminate, like 

 the true Ruminants. 



The Camels. 

 Genus Camelus. 



The Camels of the Old World comprise two species, 

 only one of which is now found in a truly wild 

 state. They are characterised by their large size, 

 clumsy build, short ears, long tail, and the presence of either one or 

 two humps on the back. The Arabian Camel, Camelus dromedarius 

 (1325), which has but one hump, is employed as a beast of burden 

 in N. Africa, Arabia, and India, and has been lately introduced 

 into Australia and parts of the United States. The two-humped 

 Bactrian species, C. bactrianus (1326), has a more northern 



