S6 ZOOLOGY. 



nial ; several of the genera are furnished with horns^ but such 

 do not possess tusks ; and those that have tusks, are without 

 horns: there are eight genera in the order, the whole of 

 which are herbivorous. 



1. Camelus. Camel. Horns wanting; lower front teeth 



six, spathiform; ^u^As distant, in the upper jaw three, 

 in the lower two ; upper lip cleft. 



An exceedingly useful tribe, the individuals of which are 

 mostly natives of warm climates, and are generally used as 

 beasts of burthen. Without the Camel, the sandy deserts of 

 Asia and Africa would be impassable to Man. The power 

 of abstaining from, or rather of existing without drink, with 

 which these animals are endued is almost pa.st belief; instan- 

 ces are upon record, where Camels have passed eight or 

 nine days, travplling over the burning sands of Arabia, with- 

 out once allaying their thirst. Their food is vegetables and 

 grain : neither the Camel nor Dromedary are at the present 

 day found in a wild state ; all the other species are very shy 

 and timid, and are confined to the mountainous parts of 

 South America. 



2. Moschus. Musk. Horns wanting; lower front teeth 



eight; u^per tusks solitary projecting. 



A wild and extremely shy genus, most of the species are 

 natives of mountainous countries, feeding on vegetables, the 

 flesh of the young is esteemed as food ; from these Animals 

 is obtained the perfume called Musk, from the value of which 

 article; they are constantly the objects of pursuit. As soon 



