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fantes quamuis alte pcrniciterc]p,alites hauftu raptas abforbeant.Nota eft, in punids 

 bellis ad flumen Bagradam a Regulo imp.baliftis tormetisqp^ut oppidu aIiquod,expu^ 

 gnata ferpens cxx.pedu longitudinis.Pellis eius maxille^ uf9 ad bellu Numantinu du 



Romae in teplo.Faciunt his fidem m Italia appellatg boac: in tantam amphtud 



diuo Claudio principe , occifa: in Vaticano folidus in aluo fpcdlatus fit infi 

 fans. Alunt primo bubuli ladis fucco,unde nome traxere.Cacteroru animaliu,qu« mo 



do conueda undicp Italia: contigere f3epius,formas nihil attinec fcrupulofe ref 



De Scythicis animalibus &: feptcntrionalibus. Cap. xv 



Aucifsima Scythia gignit,inopia fruticu: pauca cotermina illi uermania 



men boum feroru oenera,iubatos bifontes,excellenti^ & ui & uelocitate uros,qui 



bus iniperitu uulgus bubalorii nome imponit,cu id gignatAfrica,uituIi potius 

 quada fimilitudinc.Septentrio fert &C equoru greoes feroru, ficut aGnorii Afia & Afri 

 pra:terea alcen,ni proceritas auriu o^ ceruicis diit 



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fimilejtem notam 



in Scandinauia infula,nec un^ uifam in hoc orbe^multis tamen narrata, machlin, haud 

 difsimile illi,fed nullo fufFraginu flexutideo^non cubante,fed acchue arbori in fomno, 

 cacp incifa ad infidias capi,alias uelocitatis memoratacXabru ei fuperius pracgrande: ob 

 id retrogradit in pafcendo,ne in priora tendens inuoluat Tradunt in Pxonia fera,quae 

 bonafus uocetur,equina iuba,cajtera tauro fimile^cornibus ita in fe flexis^ut non V\ 



lia pugnar.quapropter fuga fibi auxiliari, reddente in ea fimu intcrdii & trium iugcrum 

 longitudinercuius contacftus fequentcs,utionisaliquis,amburat» Mirupardos, panthc 20 

 ras,Ieones,& fimiIia,condito in corporis uaginas unguiu mucrone,nc refringatur hebc 



ditauerfiscpfakuliscurrerejnecnifiappetendoprotend 

 Deleonibus* 



Cap, XVI 



Eoni prxcipua gerierofitas,tunc cu colla armos(^ ueftiunt iubae« Id enim xtate 



ptis.Quos uero pardi gcnerauere,femper in^^^ni hoe carent:fi 



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mili modo fccminsc.Magna.i^s libido coitus,& ob hoc maribus ira* Africa ha?c maximc 

 fpe<flat,inopia aquaru ad paucos amnes congregantibXe feris Jdeo multiformes ibi ani 

 malium partus,uarie focminis cuiufq^ generis mares aut uiaut uoluptate mifcete^Vndc 

 ctiam uul gare Gra;:ciac di<flum,Semper aliquid noui Africa aftcrre . Odore pardi coitu 



nx.it in adultera leo , totac^p ui confurgit in pctnam* Idcirco aut culpa flumine abluitur^ 30 

 aut longius comitatur.Semel aut acdi partum,Iacerato unguium acie utero in€nixu,mil 



gum credidifle uideo.Ariftoteles diuerfa tradit, uir queinijsttiagna fccuturus in partc 

 prxfandum reor: Alcxandro Magno rcgc inflammato cupidincanimalium naturas no 

 fcendi , deleoatat]^ hac comentationc Ariftoteli , fummo in omni doflrina uirOgaliquoc 

 rnilliahominiim in totius Afix Grgciaecjp tracflu parerc iufl&,omnium quos uenatus,au 

 cupia,pi(catusc« alcbant;quibusq^ uiuaria,armeta,aluearia5 pifcina^,auiaria in cura erat: 



quid ufqua genitu ignoraretur ab co:quos percontando, quinquagin ta fcrme uo! 

 minaillapra^claradeanimalibus condidit:quaira mccollcftain ardiicumijsqua: \^ 



quxfo ut legentes boni confulant,irt uniuerfis rcrum naturg operibus,medioqp 



clarifsimi regii omnium defiderio cura noftra breuiter percgrinantcs* Is crgo tradit leae 40 



nam primo fcetu parere v.catulos,ac pcr annos fingulos uno minusjab uno ftcrilefccrc* 



Informes minimas^ carnes magnitudinc muftclarum cfl[e initio , femeftrcs ni^ in^zAi 



\nzc ni^\ bimellrem moucri Jn Europaaiit inter Acheloum tantum,Neftumc]p am 



ries leones cfre/ed longc uiribus pra^ftantiorcs ijs quos Africa aut Syria gignan u Lco^ 



num duo gcnera,compa(fliIe & breuc crilpioribus iubis.Hos pauidiores efl^ quam loti 



go fimplici^ uiIIo,eos contcmptores uulneru ♦ Vrinam marcs crurc fublato redderc \xt 



canes:grauc odorcjncc minus haIitu;raros in potu,uefci alternis diebus: a iaturitate in^ 



tcrim triduo cibis carerc^Quae pofsint in mandendo fblida deuorarc : nec capicntc aui^ 



ditate aluo,conie(flfs in fauccs unguibus extraherc,ut(fi fugicndu fit)non fatictatc gra* 



ucntur, Vitam ijs longam docct ;irgumeto , quod pleri^ dentibus dcfccfli reperiantun 50 



Polybius 



