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PLATE VIII. Eur velvety, black ; eyelids open ; incisors equal in length* Talpa Europaea, Linn. Syst. Nat. I. 73 ; Desmar. Mammal. 160; Jenyns, Brit. Vert. An. 17; Bell, Brit. Quadr. 85. THE Moles, of which only a single species occurs in Britain, are small quadrupeds, having the body nearly of a cylindrical form, the neck very short and thick ; the head tapering to a pointed snout ; the fore limbs very short and strong ; the fore feet of great breadth, furnished with remarkably strong straight... claws ; the soles directed outwards ; the hind feet small, with slender claws ; the eyes extremely small, and concealed among the fur ; the ears des- titute of auricles ; the tail short and slender ; the nair soft and velvety. There are six incisors in the upper, and eight in the lower jaw ; large, tri- angular, compressed, canine teeth ; seven grinders above, and six below, in each jaw. In their form 134 ' COMMON MOLE. and structure these animals are intelligibly adapted to their peculiar mode of life ; their short, exceed- ingly strong anterior limbs, broad and firm feet, and powerful claws ; their pointed muzzle, of which the extremity, or nose, is possessed of great mobility -, and the cylindrical form of their body, enabling them to make their way under ground with unri- valled facility.
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