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Title: Guide leaflet
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: American Museum of Natural History Natural history
Publisher: New York : The Museum
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: IMLS / LSTA / METRO

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ld for as much as SI,400. The Ursidse or bears, are large massive animals with rudimentarytails and, ordinarily, shaggy fur. They are omnivorous in their feedinghabits and their teeth, in consequence, are not highly specialized. In-teresting members of this group are the polar bear, most aquatic of itsfamily, the spectacled bear of the Andes, the little Malay bear which feedsmostly on fruits, and the giant brown bears of Alaska, the largest of livingcarnivores. BIOLOGY OF MAMMALS 15 The Procyonidae are American and Asiatic. The raccoon is here themost famihar member. The kinkajou, or honey bear (54j, is a prehensiletailed species living in the American tropics, where one also finds thecoati-mimdi (54), a form with a long; pi^-like snout of gocjd service inforaging along the forest floor. The panda, a handsome long-hairedanimal, brilliantly marked in red, black and white, lives in the Himalayas.In neighboring territory is found the giant panda (56) a rare bear-like CARNIVORA PINNIPEDIA
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WALRUS creature, said to feed largely on bamboo shoots. This unique animal,now placed in a family to itself (Aeluropidae) combines characters ofbears and procyonids. The Pinnipedia or fin-footed carnivores are animals which havetaken to aquatic life but which have not lost their dependence of land orice fields for the birth of their young. The seals, sea lions and walruswhich compose this suborder, represent well separated natural groups. The true seals or Phocidae are the most aquatic members of theorder. Their hind feet are so bound together that they are unable to putthem forward and can use them only for scuUing action. The teeth whichare sharp and often recurved are useful for seizing fish and other creaturesupon which they prey, but are useless for cutting up the food. 16 AMERICAN MUSEUM GUIDE LEAFLET RODENTIA SOMALI BLIND RAT

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