Darwin's idea of natural selection' waa admirably "lustrated "in the Aerivation of the) Vienna of Peru from the Huanaco of South Amer-ca, 'The latter animal ranged South America from north to south and was double-coated'. When, however, it reached the altitudes of from 10,000 fo 16,000 fect high In Peru it would seem that the outer coat was super lous and it cast it. Thus the Vienna carries only the beauilfully—fine lurider-coat. save for a. breastplate where a bunch of outer-coat still survives, looking at the Merino sheep of Australia it would naturally be suggested that the same thing had happened—that this. sheep has cast the Outer-cent and is now clothed With the under-coat only. "And an interesting thing is that Merino lambs are usually born with the outer-coat, as well a with the under-coat, but cast It Ju the course of a few weeks. There 4s, however, curious diMeuity with reference io the Merino and it. is this—If this be the under-coat the sheep should shed it once a year, fand It does not do so; it has been Known to grow its feeco continuously for tve years without showing the Toast sign of a break! Now there sheep in England—the Wiltshire—which "sheds both under and. outer coats but no sheep, which sheds the: outer-coat only.
At this "stage Professor Barker showed actual samples of Chinese wools which suggested that there might be a Chinese sheep fulfing the required conditions. A search was being made for this sheep.
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