The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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237 CHAPTER X DISTRIBUTION OF THE ORDER CARNIVORASECTION I .
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS . . . . . 239 II . DISTRIBUTION OF THE CAT - LIKE
CARNIVORA - 240 . , III . DISTRIBUTION OF THE DOG - LIKE CARNIVORA .
237 CHAPTER X DISTRIBUTION OF THE ORDER CARNIVORASECTION I .
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS . . . . . 239 II . DISTRIBUTION OF THE CAT - LIKE
CARNIVORA - 240 . , III . DISTRIBUTION OF THE DOG - LIKE CARNIVORA .
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For out of the eleven Orders , one of the principal divisions of the Carnivora — the
Pinnipeds or seals , and two other Orders in their entirety — ( the Cetaceans or
whales , and the Sirenians or Manatees ) are specially adapted for existence in ...
For out of the eleven Orders , one of the principal divisions of the Carnivora — the
Pinnipeds or seals , and two other Orders in their entirety — ( the Cetaceans or
whales , and the Sirenians or Manatees ) are specially adapted for existence in ...
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The five other Orders of terrestrial mammals — the Ungulata , the Carnivora , the
Insectivora , the Edentata , and the Quadrumana - may be considered as
practically absent in the Australian Region , though members of several wide -
ranging ...
The five other Orders of terrestrial mammals — the Ungulata , the Carnivora , the
Insectivora , the Edentata , and the Quadrumana - may be considered as
practically absent in the Australian Region , though members of several wide -
ranging ...
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The carnivorous Dasyures ( Dasyuridæ ) forming the first of these families take
the place in Australia of the true carnivora of other parts of the world . They are
seminocturnal in habits , and prowl about at dusk in search of the smaller
mammals ...
The carnivorous Dasyures ( Dasyuridæ ) forming the first of these families take
the place in Australia of the true carnivora of other parts of the world . They are
seminocturnal in habits , and prowl about at dusk in search of the smaller
mammals ...
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Passing over , for the present , the Rodents and Bats , the Carnivora are
represented in the Papuan Region by three species . These are a Cat ( Felis
megalotis ) , of which very little is known , but which is stated on competent
authority to be ...
Passing over , for the present , the Rodents and Bats , the Carnivora are
represented in the Papuan Region by three species . These are a Cat ( Felis
megalotis ) , of which very little is known , but which is stated on competent
authority to be ...
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