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but the brush of black hairs on the tip of the horns, and the terminal wavy hairs of 

 the tail were present. The mane extended a little further upon the back than in the 

 parent. The young animal was a male ; the testes had descended into the scrotum, 

 which was short and sessile. 



The tufted horns were each supported by a moveable cartilaginous tubercle, the 

 nucleus of the future bony core. The median frontal eminence was very slightly raised, 

 and the hair covering this part was not longer than that of the surrounding skin. 



The centre of the spiral radiation of the hair, situated at the middle of each flank, 

 was more distinct than in the adult. 



Ten hours after its birth the young Giraffe had acquired sufficient strength to walk, 

 and at eighteen hours began occasionally to break into more rapid but somewhat un- 

 certain and awkward paces. 



The large size of the young Giraffe and the strength of its long and slender limbs, 

 twenty-four hours after birth, were very striking. But when we reflect that its natural 

 birth-place is infested by the Lion and other carnivorous animals, we may connect the 

 long gestation of the Giraffe, and the consequent size and strength of its produce, with 

 the necessity for its speedy ability to escape with the parent from these enemies. 



The meconium was discharged in the course of the night after the birth, in the form 

 of a hard round ball, weighing two ounces. 



On the following day, as the mother still refused to allow her young one to suckle, 

 or even to touch the udder, a cow was purchased that had calved a little more than a 

 month, and the young Giraffe was fed on her millv warmed. 



On the 21st the young Giraffe manifested perfect health and strength ; he now gal- 

 loped and gamboled about the house, and often teazed the mother by his attempts to 

 reach her teats ; but though she invariably repelled, or rather avoided these approaches, 

 it was done without anger, and in all her movements she evinced a care not to hurt her 

 young one. 



From this time to the 28th of June the young Giraffe continued to exhibit increased 

 strength, and a most attractive grace and playfulness in its active movements. 



The alvine evacuations, which for the first two days had been more fluid than usual 

 in young Ruminants, presented on the third day the appearance of hard and curdled 

 milk, which was discharged in considerable quantity. After this the young animal was 

 constipated for three or four days, and syrup of buckthorn with olive oil was adminis- 

 tered ; yet still its activity, its spirits and apparent health continued unabated until 

 6 o'clock in the morning of the 28th of June. The young Giraffe was now observed 

 to stagger in its gait ; the neck then began to be twisted about with a convulsive ac- 

 tion ; and every now and then he plunged violently forward. 



Mr. Youatt being sent for, found the young Giraffe "scarcely able to stand; his 

 neck was bent convulsively down to his shoulder and side. The spasm would then 

 relax, and he would look around and recognise one and another of us, and come up 



