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groups, such as that of the fur-seals and certain very valuable specimens such as the Musk-oxen [[strikethrough]] will [[/strikethrough]] may be placed in specially-designed cases.

No case suitable for large seals has yet been planned.  The difficulties here are fully as great [[strikethrough]] here [[/strikethrough]] as with the ruminants.  Being wide and low, the specimens cannot be placed on high shelves [[strikethrough]], while [[/strikethrough]] if arranged in low, broad cases having a [[strikethrough]] central [[/strikethrough]] single shelf at the center of height, the parallax is such [[strikethrough]] that [[/strikethrough]] that the central and further portions of the floor of the case is hidden by the shelf.  Low cases without shelves hold but little in proportion to the floor-space they occupy.  In the British Museum, high cases with one or two shelves are employed, but the effect is not all that could be desired.