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Title: Children's own library
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Burdick, J. Ellis (Jennie Ellis) Welsh, Charles, 1850-1914
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Publisher: New York, National Library Co
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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THE BACTRIAN CAMEL The foot of the Camel is admirably adapted for walk-ing on the loose sand, being composed of large elasticpads, which spread as the foot is placed on the ground.To guard it from injury when it kneels down to beloaded, the parts of the body on which its weight restsare defended by thick callosities. The largest of these
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GIRAFFES. 82 woods natural history callosities is on the chest; the others are placed on thejoints of the legs. The Llamas, of which there are several species,inhabit South America, and are used for the samepurpose as the camel. When wild they are very timid,and fly from a pursuer the moment that they see him;but their curiosity is so great that the hunter oftensecures them by lying on the ground and throwing hislegs and arms about. The Llamas come to see whatthe extraordinary animal can be, and give the hunteran opportunity of firing several shots, which the as-tonished animals consider as part of the performance.The Llama can go for several days without requir-ing to drink. The fleece is very long and more resem-bling silk than wool, and is sometimes twelve inches inlength. The Red Deer or Stag is the largest of the deer. Itbears different names according to the size of its horns,which increase year by year. All the males have horns,which they shed every year, and renew again. Hunt-

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