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URCHIN. Class I. 



Legs. The legs are fhort, of a dulky color, and almoft 



bare : the toes on each foot are five in number, 

 long, and feparated the whole way : the thumb, or 

 interior toe, is much fhorter than the others : the 

 claws long, but weak : the whole upper part of 

 the body and fides are clofely covered with (trong 

 fpines, of an inch in length, and very fliarp point- 

 ed : their lower part is white, the middle black, 

 the points white. The eyes are fmall, and placed 

 high in the head : the ears are round, pretty large, 

 Teeth. and naked. The mouth is fmall, but well furnifhed 

 with teeth : in each jaw are two iharp pointed cut- 

 ting teeth : in the upper jaw are on each fide four 

 tufhes, and five grinders : in the lower jaw on each 

 fide are three tufhes, pointing obliquely forward 5 

 and beyond thofe, four grinders. 



The hedge hog isanodurnalanimal, keeping re- 

 tired in the day •, but is in motion the whole night, 

 in fearch of food. It generally refides in fmall 

 thickets, in hedges, or in ditches covered with 

 bufhes ', lying well wrapped up in mofs, grafs, or 

 leaves : its food is roots, fruits, worms, and infedls : 

 it lies under the undeierved reproach of fucking 

 cattle, and hurting their udders j but the fmall- 

 nefs of its mouth renders that impofilble. 

 Manners. It is a mild, helplefs, and patient animal ; 

 and would be liable to injury from every ene- 

 my, had not Providence guarded it with a ftrong 

 covering, and a power of rolling itfelf into a ball, 

 by that means fecuring the defencelefs parts. 



The 



