CHAPTER III THE RATE OF GROWTH

of the length, and (3) a similar coefficient (kÿ£¢ã€ý) for the height of the animal. It will be seen that, while all these ratios tend to alter continuously, shewing that the animal〙s form is steadily altering as it approaches maturity, the ratio between length and weight {102} changes comparatively little. The simple ratio between length and height increases considerably, as indeed we should expect; for we know that in all Ungulate animals the legs are remarkably