First lesson in zoology : adapted for use in schools . Fig. 267—SkuUof the Lion. But before we describe the genuine Oarnivora, we mustdraw attention to the seals (Fig. 358) and their allies,which are admirably adapted to an aquatic life. Theirlimbs are modified into flippers for use in swimming.. FiQ. 258.—Eough Seal (Phoca hispida). the toes being webbed; the hinder pair extended back-wards, so that it is impossible for them to walk. They livefor the most part in the sea on fish, occasionally shufflingout of the water and lying on the rocks by the shore. 260 FIRST LESSONS IN ZOOLOGY. In tlie
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First lesson in zoology : adapted for use in schools . Fig. 267—SkuUof the Lion. But before we describe the genuine Oarnivora, we mustdraw attention to the seals (Fig. 358) and their allies, which are admirably adapted to an aquatic life. Theirlimbs are modified into flippers for use in swimming.. FiQ. 258.—Eough Seal (Phoca hispida). the toes being webbed; the hinder pair extended back-wards, so that it is impossible for them to walk. They livefor the most part in the sea on fish, occasionally shufflingout of the water and lying on the rocks by the shore. 260 FIRST LESSONS IN ZOOLOGY. In tlie walrus (Fig. 359) the upper canine teeth formtusks by which the creature can climb upon cakes of ice, or dig for clams, its principal food, in the deep mud ofbays. While the Carnivora are destructive and often injuriousto the domestic animals, they are economically valuable, especially the marten family, for their fur. The true or land Carnivora begin with the bears and endwith the lion and other cats. The bears are the leastspecialized of the order, as they walk on the sole of the en-