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Short grass plains of Serengeti National Park, the Ndutu Region, and Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area, Tanzania draw the great migration. Stock Photo
RFRFDP4G–Short grass plains of Serengeti National Park, the Ndutu Region, and Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area, Tanzania draw the great migration.
American bison (incorrectly referred to as a 'buffalo') at the Maxwell Wildlife Refuge in Kansas. Once numbered in the millions across the Great Plains of North American, they were driven to near extinction by hunting and land deveopment. Stock Photo
RMREA5MB–American bison (incorrectly referred to as a 'buffalo') at the Maxwell Wildlife Refuge in Kansas. Once numbered in the millions across the Great Plains of North American, they were driven to near extinction by hunting and land deveopment.
Fence dividing rangeland in the prairie of Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge, located in the Nebraska sandhills Stock Photo
RMDHM1W3–Fence dividing rangeland in the prairie of Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge, located in the Nebraska sandhills
Blue Wildebeest or Brindled Gnu (Connochaetes taurinus) in Migration on the Plains of the Serengeti in Northern Tanzania Stock Photo
RFJ731YA–Blue Wildebeest or Brindled Gnu (Connochaetes taurinus) in Migration on the Plains of the Serengeti in Northern Tanzania
Lion, Panthera leo, monochrome image of adult male roaring in the night while standing on short vegetation, Etosha National Park Namibia, 11 July 2022 Stock Photo
RM2JMPRN1–Lion, Panthera leo, monochrome image of adult male roaring in the night while standing on short vegetation, Etosha National Park Namibia, 11 July 2022
A graphic summary of American agriculture, based largely on the census of 1920 ... . Fig. 6.—Soils originally or at present covered with torest are normally light colored,and aie likely to be less fertile than soils in regions of lower rainfall. Grassland soils,in general, are dark colored, the humid prairie soils being commonly almost black andhighly fertile—the subhumid prairie soils, blackest of all—while the semiarid short-grass plains soils are dark brown or chocolate colored, the color gradually fading tomedium brown in regions of lesser rainfall, and to light brown or even ashy gray ind Stock Photo
RM2ANDCHP–A graphic summary of American agriculture, based largely on the census of 1920 ... . Fig. 6.—Soils originally or at present covered with torest are normally light colored,and aie likely to be less fertile than soils in regions of lower rainfall. Grassland soils,in general, are dark colored, the humid prairie soils being commonly almost black andhighly fertile—the subhumid prairie soils, blackest of all—while the semiarid short-grass plains soils are dark brown or chocolate colored, the color gradually fading tomedium brown in regions of lesser rainfall, and to light brown or even ashy gray ind
A graphic summary of American agriculture, based largely on the census of 1920 ... . Fig. 83.—The number of registered pure-bred beef cattle is more concentrated geo-graphically than that of all beef cattle. Iowa alone has one-seventh of the entire num-ber in the United States. Five per cent of the beef cattle in Iowa are registered. Theprairie and plains portion of the United States (see tall grass and short grassof Fig. 7) has nearly four-flfths of the pure-bred beef cattle in the country. About two-fifths of the registered beef cattle are Shorthorns—nearly one-half if Polled Durhambe includ Stock Photo
RM2ANC86C–A graphic summary of American agriculture, based largely on the census of 1920 ... . Fig. 83.—The number of registered pure-bred beef cattle is more concentrated geo-graphically than that of all beef cattle. Iowa alone has one-seventh of the entire num-ber in the United States. Five per cent of the beef cattle in Iowa are registered. Theprairie and plains portion of the United States (see tall grass and short grassof Fig. 7) has nearly four-flfths of the pure-bred beef cattle in the country. About two-fifths of the registered beef cattle are Shorthorns—nearly one-half if Polled Durhambe includ
. The grasses and grasslands of South Africa. Botany; Grasses. 54 Three species, viz., A. iiiicfop]n/lla, A. liii'suta, and A. set!folia have a more eastern distribution, being characteristic of the Karroo mountains, and the Stormberg and Drakens- berg. A setifolia sometimes forms small societies on the flat dry plains of the Eastern Karroo, and transitional belt between that and Eastern Grassveld, and is a good grazing grass. All the species of Achueria are very serophytic with narrow, short, folded, or setaceous leaves, and deep roots. The spikelets are more or less shining or glistening. Th Stock Photo
RMRDTJK1–. The grasses and grasslands of South Africa. Botany; Grasses. 54 Three species, viz., A. iiiicfop]n/lla, A. liii'suta, and A. set!folia have a more eastern distribution, being characteristic of the Karroo mountains, and the Stormberg and Drakens- berg. A setifolia sometimes forms small societies on the flat dry plains of the Eastern Karroo, and transitional belt between that and Eastern Grassveld, and is a good grazing grass. All the species of Achueria are very serophytic with narrow, short, folded, or setaceous leaves, and deep roots. The spikelets are more or less shining or glistening. Th
. Mammals of other lands;. Mammals. l62 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD But little appears to be known of the habits of this species of rhinoceros. Although it is found in the swampy grass-covered plains of the Sunderbunds, its more usual habitat seems to be hilly forest-covered country, and both in Burma and Java it ascends to a height of several thousand feet above sea-level. It feeds principally upon leaves and the young shoots of trees and bushes. In disposition it is timid and inoffensive. Only the male carries a horn, which, being very short, is a very poor trophy for a sportsman. The th Stock Photo
RMRDMFNT–. Mammals of other lands;. Mammals. l62 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD But little appears to be known of the habits of this species of rhinoceros. Although it is found in the swampy grass-covered plains of the Sunderbunds, its more usual habitat seems to be hilly forest-covered country, and both in Burma and Java it ascends to a height of several thousand feet above sea-level. It feeds principally upon leaves and the young shoots of trees and bushes. In disposition it is timid and inoffensive. Only the male carries a horn, which, being very short, is a very poor trophy for a sportsman. The th
. Zoology. Zoology. 286 ZOOLOGY. twigs of trees and shrubs, and it is the only one of the family which will browse on coniferous trees. The prong-horn antelope {Antilocapra Americana, Pig. 316; see also Frontispiece) so characteristic of the western plains, like the true deer, drops its horns in the autumn,. Fig. 816.—Prong-horn Antelope, yoxing. though they are hollow when shed, and with a persistent coi-e, as in the ox and goat. The antelope crops grass, not, like the deer, eating leaves of trees and shrubs. It is the fleetest animal on the plains, though short-winded and not capable of runn Stock Photo
RMRDT96H–. Zoology. Zoology. 286 ZOOLOGY. twigs of trees and shrubs, and it is the only one of the family which will browse on coniferous trees. The prong-horn antelope {Antilocapra Americana, Pig. 316; see also Frontispiece) so characteristic of the western plains, like the true deer, drops its horns in the autumn,. Fig. 816.—Prong-horn Antelope, yoxing. though they are hollow when shed, and with a persistent coi-e, as in the ox and goat. The antelope crops grass, not, like the deer, eating leaves of trees and shrubs. It is the fleetest animal on the plains, though short-winded and not capable of runn
. Zoology. Zoology. 260 ZOOLOGY. tills burrow it constructs a nest of dried grass, in wliicli it lies cnrlcd up in an unconscious state. Peculiar to tlio Western plains is the prairie-dog {Oy7iomys Lndoviciamis; see Frontispiece, on the right side), which I'eprcsents the marmots of the Old World; it is semi-social, and takes in perforce as boarders the owl and rattlesnake, which devour its young. Order 3. Insectivora.—In the moles the fore feet are plantigrade, with large claws, and the entire limb is short, thick, musculai', and adapted for Ijurrowing in the soil (Fig. 298). The shi-ews comji Stock Photo
RMRDT997–. Zoology. Zoology. 260 ZOOLOGY. tills burrow it constructs a nest of dried grass, in wliicli it lies cnrlcd up in an unconscious state. Peculiar to tlio Western plains is the prairie-dog {Oy7iomys Lndoviciamis; see Frontispiece, on the right side), which I'eprcsents the marmots of the Old World; it is semi-social, and takes in perforce as boarders the owl and rattlesnake, which devour its young. Order 3. Insectivora.—In the moles the fore feet are plantigrade, with large claws, and the entire limb is short, thick, musculai', and adapted for Ijurrowing in the soil (Fig. 298). The shi-ews comji
. Practical botany. Botany. REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION 507 and rosin weeds 1 are among our largest herbaceous prairie plants, reaching a height of ten or more feet and forming a striliiing feature in most prairie landscapes in late summer and autumn. In their eastern portion the treeless areas of the high plains are largely covered by close mats of short xerophytic grasses known as buffalo grass ^ and grama grass.^ Some prickly- pear cacti,^ milkweeds,^ and thistles^ are also found. In early July the grasses dry up, and then hardly any vegetation remains alive aboveground except the succulent cacti Stock Photo
RMRE39J6–. Practical botany. Botany. REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION 507 and rosin weeds 1 are among our largest herbaceous prairie plants, reaching a height of ten or more feet and forming a striliiing feature in most prairie landscapes in late summer and autumn. In their eastern portion the treeless areas of the high plains are largely covered by close mats of short xerophytic grasses known as buffalo grass ^ and grama grass.^ Some prickly- pear cacti,^ milkweeds,^ and thistles^ are also found. In early July the grasses dry up, and then hardly any vegetation remains alive aboveground except the succulent cacti
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