It would serve no useful purpose here to travel further over the varied streams of hair on the body of man.
CHAPTER XIV.
MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES.
In this chapter a few of the rarer examples of hair-clad mammals which present remarkable changes at critical areas of their hairy coats may be considered with advantage. I have chosen six, of which three appeared in my former book.
The Giraffe.
The two drawings of a giraffe, Figs. 43 and [44] were made for me for the purpose of illustrating one of its habits and two of its peculiarities of arrangement of its hair. This stately creature is the tallest known animal and is the sole representative of its ancient family, more common in the days when giants abounded. Its range is becoming more limited and its enemies not less dangerous, and it is expected in the course of some years to add to the number of the recently-extinct creatures.
Habits.
