Cassell's Natural History, Vol. 3 (of 6)

Cassell's Natural History, Vol. 3 (of 6)

RuminantiaChewing the CudMetaphorical ExpressionThe Complicated Stomach: Paunch, Honey-comb Bag, Manyplies, ReedOrder of Events in RuminationFeet and Dentition of RuminantsBrainClassificationHORNED RUMINANTSDivided into two GroupsDifference between themBOVIDHornsAberrant MembersSHEEP AND GOATSGeneral CharacteristicsSheep of South-Western AsiaMerino SheepBreeds of Great BritainDishley, or Improved LeicestersMr. Bakewells DescriptionSouthdowns, Cheviots, Welsh, and other British BreedsTable of the Importation of Colonial and Foreign Wool into the United KingdomMARCO POLOS SHEEPOORIALSHAPOOMOUFLONAMMONBURHELAMERICAN ARGALIWILD SHEEP OF BARBARYTHE GOATCompared with the SheepDescentCashmere GoatIBEXESPASENGTheir remarkable HornsOld Theories as to the Use of the HornsMARKHOORTAHRGAZELLESGeneral CharacteristicsSir Victor Brookes ClassificationTHE GAZELLEAppearanceHabitsARABIAN GAZELLEPERSIAN GAZELLESOEMMERRINGS GAZELLEGRANTS GAZELLESPRINGBOKSAGACHIRUTHE PALLAH, OR IMPALLATHE INDIAN ANTELOPE, OR BLACK BUCK. THE Swine, together with those animals which most nearly approach them, namely, the Peccaries and Hippopotami, form but a small division of the cloven-hoofed order of the Mammalian animals; by far the greater number of the species of the Artiodactyla being included in a group known familiarly as that of the Ruminantia, because, as part of the digestive process, they chew the cud. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 63592
Author: Dallas, W. S. (William Sweetland)
Release Date: Nov 1, 2020
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Editor: Duncan, P. Martin (Peter Martin), 1821-1891