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Title: The American Museum journal
Identifier: americanmuseumjo05amer (find matches)
Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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46 THE AMERICAN MUSEUM JOURNAL order in teeth and skull, but we know practically nothing of when or how the great wing-membranes were developed, except that they must have been of very ancient origin, for in the Oligocene epoch this feature was as fully formed as now. A few fragmentary jaws and wing bones are shown in the collection. III. INSECTIVORA. Hedgehogs, Moles, Shrews etc. Table-case. Small mammals of rather inferior organization with claws on the toes five digits on each foot, simple teeth with sharp cusps on the crowns and no gnawing teeth. The Insectivora are an order of animals defeated and dis- appearing in the struggle for existence, owing to the superior
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FIG. 21. SKULL OF THE HEDGEHOG. A surviving type of the insectivor.!. Natural size intelligence or better adaptation of their competitors. To escape utter destruction they have been forced into one or another peculiar mode of existence or method of defense, or have been driven to take refuge in the remoter corners of continents or in oceanic islands, where competition is less severe. The Hedge- hogs have survived by virtue of their stout and efficient prickly coat, which deters almost any carnivorous animal from meddling with them. The Moles have taken refuge in the earth, where their rivals are few, and they are out of reach of most enemies. The Shrews are partly protected by their unpleasant odor, partly by their small size, nocturnal habits and burrowing or otherwise

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1905
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  • bookyear:c1900-[1918]
  • bookdecade:c190
  • bookcentury:c100
  • bookauthor:American_Museum_of_Natural_History
  • booksubject:Natural_history
  • bookpublisher:New_York_American_Museum_of_Natural_History
  • bookcontributor:American_Museum_of_Natural_History_Library
  • booksponsor:Biodiversity_Heritage_Library
  • bookleafnumber:62
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