168 MAMMALS

much like those of a rhinoceros or a tapir, and they
have four toes in front and three behind, with fleshy
pads to the soles, which enable them to cling to
smooth stones and smooth tree trunks. The inside
toe of each hind foot bears a claw.

 

THE HYRAX, OR CONEY

Their incisor teeth are not chisel-edged like those
of the rodents, but triangularly pointed. They are not
unlike rodents in their habits, and according to Canon
Tristram they make a nest of dried grass and fur, in
which the young are buried like those of a mouse.

The sub-order Proboscidea is now represented by