The Bookshelf for boys and girls: Nature and Outdoor Life part 3 (1912)
University Society, New York · New York : University Society · leaf 126
from the domestic cow. If we catch her as she feeds, we at once see howimportant a part the tongue plays in securingfood. While the horse seizes his food with hislips, the cow, on the other hand, constantly makesuse of the tongue in grazing. It shoots out fromright to left and with a quick,… … THE COW ATTACKS THE TWIG FROM UNDER SIDE. (Thus the twig is best protected.) Both cuts on this page are from The Plant World. The tip curves around the desired food and therough surface helps to hold it. From constantuse the tongue becomes a strong and adept organof prehension. Now note that in…
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