The Romance of Animal Life: Short Chapters in Natural History
The Romance of Animal Life: Short Chapters in Natural History
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The acacia, or mimosa, is its favourite tree, and the Dutch colonists have in consequence called the acacia by the name of " kameeldom," i.e. camel-thorn, as they invariably give the name of " camel " to the giraffe.
Digitized by VjOOQ iC 2i6 ANOMALOUS ANIMALS, This mode of feeding involves another anomalous structure. This is the tongue, on which the giraflfe is almost as much dependent as is the elephant on its proboscis.
It is possessed of wonderful powers of extension and contraction, and c...an be narrowed until it almost resembles the corresponding organ of the ant-eater.
The peculiar powers of the tongue can well be seen when the animal takes the sugar from the ground.
It does not attempt to seize the sugar with its lips, but protrudes its tongue to its fullest extent, twists the narrowed tip round the sugar, and so draws the coveted dainty into its mouth. When it feeds on the trees, it picks off leaf after leaf quite daintily, selecting those which are most to its taste.
Except when it consorts with other animals in the mixed herds which I described in a previous chapter, it lives in small companies, such as may be seen by reference to the illustration.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The acacia, or mimosa, is its favourite tree, and the Dutch colonists have in consequence called the acacia by the name of " kameeldom," i.e. camel-thorn, as they invariably give the name of " camel " to the giraffe.
Digitized by VjOOQ iC 2i6 ANOMALOUS ANIMALS, This mode of feeding involves another anomalous structure. This is the tongue, on which the giraflfe is almost as much dependent as is the elephant on its proboscis.
It is possessed of wonderful powers of extension and contraction, and c...an be narrowed until it almost resembles the corresponding organ of the ant-eater.
The peculiar powers of the tongue can well be seen when the animal takes the sugar from the ground.
It does not attempt to seize the sugar with its lips, but protrudes its tongue to its fullest extent, twists the narrowed tip round the sugar, and so draws the coveted dainty into its mouth. When it feeds on the trees, it picks off leaf after leaf quite daintily, selecting those which are most to its taste.
Except when it consorts with other animals in the mixed herds which I described in a previous chapter, it lives in small companies, such as may be seen by reference to the illustration.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by J G John George Wood to read onlineMoreLess
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