Skeleton of the Rhinoceros 323
Femur of Rhinoceros--Dentition of Rhinoceros 324
The “White” Rhinoceros 325
The Keitloa 326
The Rhinoceros Hunt 328
Rhinoceros _To face page_ 329
Front and Side Views of Head of Sumatran Rhinoceros 330
The Indian Rhinoceros 331
The Hairy-eared Rhinoceros 333
Skull of Fossil Rhinoceros 334
Bones of the Left Fore Limb of Common Pig, African Deerlet,
Javan Deerlet, Roebuck, Common Sheep, and Camel 335
Dentition of Wild Boar 338
The Wild Boar 339
Domestic Sow and Young 341
Head of Domestic Pig--Head of Wild Boar--Milk Dentition of
Pig--Irish Greyhound Pig 342
Bones of Pig’s Foot--Foot of Solid-hoofed Pig 343
The Masked Pig--The Bush Hog 344
The Babirusa 345
Skull of the Ethiopian Wart Hog--The Ethiopian Wart Hog 346
The Peccary--Dentition of Peccary 347
Hippopotami in a Meadow by the Senegal 348
Base of Skull of Hippopotamus--Lower Jaw of
Hippopotamus--Stomach of Hippopotamus 349
The Common Hippopotamus 352
The Hippopotamus _To face page_ 353
Hunting Hippopotami with the Harpoon 353
Hippopotami at the Falls of the River Senegal 356
The Anoplothere Restored 360
CASSELL’S NATURAL HISTORY.
[Illustration: LION OF GUZERAT.]
THE CARNIVORA.
CHAPTER I.
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS--THE CAT FAMILY.
The Carnivora--Division into Terrestrial (Fissipedia) and Aquatic
(Pinnipedia)--Introductory Remarks on the FISSIPEDIA--Their Relations
to Man and to other Animals--Their Distribution over the Surface
of the Globe--Their Structure--The Diversity of their Form and
Habits--Their Division into Lesser Groups--THE CAT FAMILY--Their
Geographical and Chronological Distribution--Their Skeleton--The
Peculiarities of their Skull, Teeth, &c.
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