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THE ZOOLOGICAL DEPAETIVIENT. 
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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. 
Cases 17-30 contain the Deer, Musks and Horses. In the Deer 
the horns, which, except in the Reindeer, are confined to the males, 
are deciduous. 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 frightful bulk ; the two 
species of Elephants — the African, with enormous ears, and the Indian, 
80 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 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 extremi- 
ties 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 tlieir nostrils. The Chimpanzee and Gorilla of West Africa 
are black, while the Orangs of Borneo and the Eastern Islands are 
red-haired. They are often called Anthropoid Apes, from having 
some resemblance to man, but this likeness decreases with age. They 
live chiefly on fruits, and from their size and strength are formidable 
when atUicked. The long fore arms of the Gibbons are very useful to 
them among trees. The Scmnopitlieci, Cercopitheci, and Colobi of 
the Old World are Monkeys with long tails; one of the most re- 
markable is the Proboscis Monkey of Borneo, with its singular long 
