New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-12-02

- a., corresnonding portion of the Eastern Con
tinent Within these boundaries the animals are
identical; even the aquatic animals IN the seas arc
also identical and extend farther south than the
isnd animals For example we have the fishes OF
Batins Bsy extending along the shores oil Norway,
Scotland and Ireland to q lower latitude tnah that
In which the identical land animals In the Asiatlc
aud American ice fields are found. indeed we
have some Of these arctic fishes coming as lar
south rs Cape Cod and occasionally still farther
There is no identity between the MAN portions oil
the two continents but around the Pole there Is
region where the animals OF either verge OF tho
continents are identical
As soon as we 90 farther South we ind In the
temperate zones OF Asia and America the animals
Ell hecome distinct from the arctic animals aud
S;sr,ring among themselves so much that those
nj the temperate region of Europe are distinct
ron, those In the same region OF North America
sill there il n great likeness between them, so
great that the first settlers OF tins country gave
them the names of European ANIMALS. hou nave
tho fox the bear the deer and the marten' wnlcn
srs .o many names of European animals In iact
ali the vulgar European names are appheo 10 your
ovvn animals But Notwithstanding this' the ah'
mails OF the two continents are only shsob'usi ""N
AZ specifically distinct, as some ailied species Ae
distinct among themselves. For eAsmpie wv
soecies of fox s are found in Europe,-the common
rtx and the iack all on the shores OF the Medlterra
mean differing in the same manner as Amsi0a"
from European foxes, or as some IN Centrai A"eri
ca differ from those In this region. Thus you see
that as we recede from the cold climate OF the
North we find animals gradually becoming more
and more distinct. and showing a certain analogy
which is very striking among certain types, though
less so in Others. ] may go 30 far as to say that
the genera are the same, though species differ.
As soon as we reach the tropicslregions wehave
M, even an analogy between the genera Animals
of Trop;ca America and Tropical Africa and South
ern Asia differ materially We have no such ge-
nsrs as the hippopotamus, rhinoceros anc elephant
in Central America nor do the tapir and llama ex
ist in Africa. There is only the camel correspond
ioe to the llama in Tropical America. All tnose n
the tropical regions Of that world nave no ahAio
sous types in Central America.
AS we recede to the temperate regions % WV
South. we return to a greater similarity Oh vPes
In the southern extremity OF America We re'S ~ =
as were 70 the types In the Arctic regions ~
the southern point OF Africa is peculiar ana dsne
io its animals. and the Continent OF New-hohana !
so exceedingly different from every thing else 'na
there is q combination OF animals having no anaioS
with any other groups in any other spot on 'n
globe. And indeed what IS sul more curious
that the Ddelphides found in all parts oil New "a o.
land occur often in New Guinea. In those wsrines
portions OF New Holland, and also In the tempersu
regions. 50 that We have here most striking esl
dence that these notifications OF types are not o"
ing 70 temperature bat that they are regulated 0.
ahgher design. one which escapes our observation
unless refer !. 70 the primitive Law Of AZ exis
eHcs