. Elements of zoölogy. Zoology. 326 BACKBONED ANIMALS. han of the Bible, and, as Solomon has said, they are " feeble folk," although they have " their dwelling in the ; Value.—The Hyraceum in the manufacture of Fig. 2>5i-—Hyrax Capensis. Elephants (Proboscidea).—The elephants are distin- guished by their large size, often weighing three tons, and the presence of a trunk or proboscis (Fig. 352), that is a prolongation of the nose and up- per lip six or eight feet in length, made up of forty thousand or more muscles, so arranged as to give the greatest div
. Elements of zoölogy. Zoology. 326 BACKBONED ANIMALS. han of the Bible, and, as Solomon has said, they are " feeble folk," although they have " their dwelling in the ; Value.—The Hyraceum in the manufacture of Fig. 2>5i-—Hyrax Capensis. Elephants (Proboscidea).—The elephants are distin- guished by their large size, often weighing three tons, and the presence of a trunk or proboscis (Fig. 352), that is a prolongation of the nose and up- per lip six or eight feet in length, made up of forty thousand or more muscles, so arranged as to give the greatest diversity of mo- tion. The ex- tremity bears the two openings of the nostrils, and is produced on its upper surfaces into a finger-like process endowed with an exquisite sense of touch. The upper incisor teeth are greatly developed into tusks, that. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Holder, Charles Frederick, 1851-1915; Holder, Joseph Bassett, 1824-1888, joint author. New York : D. Appleton and company
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