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a few have brilliantlv-coloured furs, such as the little orange Port 
Essington Bat, and some of the Fox-bats. The Yampyres, or Blood- 
sucking Bats, are confined to South America ; they have a long 
tongue, and a deep notch in the lower lip. They attack animals and 
sometimes even men while sleeping, fanning the victims with their 
wings. They are of small size, but the wounds which they inflict 
often continue to bleed after the Bats are satiated, and all wounds are 
dangerous in a warm climate. 
2. THE SOUTHERN ZOOLOGICAL GALLERY. 
In the Wall Cases of this Gallery is exhibited the continuation of 
the collection of the Hoofed Quadrupeds, as the Oxen, Elands, Deer, 
Camels, Llamas, Horses, and the various species of Swine. Here also are 
placed the species of Armadillo, Manis, and Sloth, remarkable for the 
length and strength of their claws. On the top of the Wall Cases are 
the horns of various species of Antelopes, and on the floor are arranged 
specimens of the Indian Rhinoceros, with its thick hide in deep 
folds, and a single horn on the nose ; the African Rhinoceros, the 
different species of which have two horns on the nose, and a 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, the fierce Cape Buffalo, with its front of horn, and the white 
wuld bull from Chillingham Park ; also the Malayan Tapir. 
Cases 1 and 2, 31 and 32. The Llamas, used as beasts of burden in 
the Andes of South America, one species furnishing an excellent wool. 
The wild species are brown, while the domesticated kinds are black, 
white, or brown, and often variegated. The Camels, remarkable for 
their stomachs complicated with cells for holding water, and for their 
humps, which are stores of nutriment, whereby they are fitted for 
long journeys across the desert. 
Cases 3 to 16. Oxen. Among them may be specified the Lithua- 
nian Bison, or Aurochs, which in ancient times inhabited the Euro- 
pean forests, but is now nearly extinct, a few only having been pre- 
served by the care of the Russian Emperors ; the American Bison, 
or " Buffalo," which still wanders in gradually diminishing herds 
over the prairies of North America ; the Musk Ox, limited to Arctic 
America, where, with its peculiar head and feet, it manages to find 
food even during the long winter of those regions ; the Yak of Thibet, 
the tail of which is used as a fly-flap by the Asiatics, and the curious 
Nepalese Budorcas. 
The continuation of the series of Antelopes, such as the African 
Eland, the giant of the group ; the Bontebok, with its inscribed 
sides; the fine striped Strepsiceros, with its spiral horns; the 
Nylghau, often called the Horned Horse of India ; and the Anoa of 
Celebes. In these Cases are also contained the Thick-skinned Beasts, 
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