. Brehm's de la vie des animaux : une histoire naturelle pour l'instruction populaire accueil et pour l'utilisation d'écoles. Mammifères marins ; le comportement animal. 'O de classe mammalia pré- sents une plus grande variété de formes que le carnivore, près de toutes tailles d'être représentée, de la plus petite à moyenne ; tandis que dans l'apparence externe il y a infinie variété. Combien de connexions intermédiaire doivent être trouvés entre la pow- Lion fabriquer J uan et le minuscule Wea- sel, le chat gracieux, maladroit, hyène, svelte avec sa belle civette dainty, élégante, la peau rugueuse, solide, la coupe de chien et l'Ours La martre agile -ce sont tous des membres

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. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammals; Animal behavior. 'O CLASS of mammalia pre- sents a greater variety of forms than the Carnivora, nearly all sizes being repre- sented, from the smallest to medium ; while in external appearance there is infinite variety. How many inter- mediate connections are to be found between the pow- erful Lion and the tiny Wea- sel, the graceful Cat, clumsy Hyena, slender, dainty Civet with its fine, sleek skin, the strong, rough Dog, lumbering Bear and agile Marten —all these are members of one great family. One can but be astonished that they are united in one group, living as they do, some on the ground, some in the water and some on trees! General All Beasts of Prey show in their phys- Traits of ical endowments and mental capacities Carmuora. considerable uniformity, notwithstand- ing their superficial difference. Their modes of life, their habits, their food, all more or less similar, indicate that not only the structure of their limbs, their teeth and digestive organs, but also that their minds and mental capac- ity must, in some degree, be of the same cast. Caricatures and repul- sive peculiarities are entirely absent in this class. Their limbs are in harmonious re- lation with each other and the body, uniformly have four or five toes, and are provided with strong claws, which may be sharp or blunt, re- tractile in their sheaths, or without this covering. All the organs of sense show a high degree of devel- opment. The teeth are strong, sharp, often pointed, the upper ones fitting into or between those of the lower row, and all deeply fixed in powerful jaws which are set in motion by huge muscles. The stomach is always simple in structure; the intestines are of short or medium length. Some species show peculiar glands, secreting a liquid of a pungent odor, which serves either as a defence against stronger animals, or to attract weaker ones ; and whic

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