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THE ZOOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT. 
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Africa, with their very long claws, which are turned in when they 
walk ; the burrowing Armadilloes of South America, which, when 
danger threatens, can roll themselves into a ball, covered with their 
jointed mail, whence they have derived their name. The Aard Vark, or 
Ground Pig of South Africa, which burrows in ant-hills. The Ant-eaters 
of South America, which are covered with hair, and have a very long 
thread-shaped tongue, which they extend into ant-hills, and, when 
covered with ants, draw into their mouths. The Porcupine Ant-eater, 
or Echidna of Australia, with its armature of spines, and the Duck- 
billed Platypus of the same country, often called the Water Mole, as 
it burrows in the banks of streams, and is a good swimmer. The 
Sloths of South America, peculiarly organized for a forest life ; living 
entirely among trees, and crawling on the under side of the branches. 
Oases 17-30 contain the Deer, Musks, and Horses. In the Deer 
the horns, which, except in the Reindeer, are confined to the males, 
are solid and deciduous : they are annually shed and reproduced. 
The Stag and Fallow Deer of Europe, the large Wapiti of North 
America, the Reindeer and Elk of Northern Europe and America, the 
Rusa and spotted Axis of India, and the Brazilian Coassus. The 
Musks with their peculiar fur and musk bag ; they are hornless, and 
have large canine teeth. 
The Horse tribe with their solid hoofs, such as the Quagga, and the 
finely-banded Zebras of South Africa; the wild Asses of Asia. 
On the floor are specimens of the Indian Rhinoceros, with its thick 
hide in deep folds, and a single horn on the nose ; the African Rhino- 
ceros, the different species of which have two horns on the nose, and 
smooth hide, without plaits or folds. The Hippopotamus of the 
African rivers, with its formidable mouth and massive bulk. The two 
species of Elephants — the African, with enormous ears, and the Indian, 
so easily tamed and rendered useful to man. The bulky Nepalese 
Gour, and the fierce Cape Buffalo, with its front of horn. 
3. MAMMALIA SALOON. 
In the Wall Cases of this Saloon are arranged the specimens of 
Handed, Rapacious, Glirine, and Pouched Beasts, and over the Cases 
are the different kinds of Seals, Manatees, and Porpoises ; and 
arranged in Table Cases are the general collections of Corals. 
The Handed or Quadrumanous Beasts occupy Cases 1-20 ; the 
Rapacious and Marsupial Beasts, Cases 21-64 ; and the Glires, or 
Gnawing animals, Cases 65-81. 
Cases 1-20. The Primates or Handed Beasts, exclusively natives 
of the warmer parts of the globe, and particularly organized for a life 
among trees. They are often called Quadrumana, from their four 
extremities having, in most cases, a thumb opposed to the other 
toes, so that they are able to lay hold, as it were, with four hands. 
The Monkeys of the Old World are chiefly distinguished by the 
very slight division between their nostrils. The Chimpanzees of West 
Africa are black ; the great Gorilla of the Gaboon is fuscous and 
