80 ARABIAN AND BACTBIAN CAMEL. 



years. Their enemies of all kinds, however, are nume- 

 rous. They are devoured by stoats, polecats, hawks, and 

 numerous other voracious animals, as well as by man- 

 kind. Rabbits are frequently bred up tame. They 

 should at all times be kept perfectly clean, and free from 

 filth. The best food for them is the shortest and sweetest 

 hay that can be procured; they are also fond of clover, 

 and other green vegetables. Although these animals are 

 found wild in nearly all the southern parts of Europe, 

 they were not originally natives of Great Britain, but are 

 supposed to have been originally imported into this 

 country from Spain. 



ORDER V. PECORA. 



32. CAMEL TRIBE. 



Nearly all the animals of this tribe are useful to man- 

 kind in hot climates, as beasts of burden, and are able to 

 sustain the fatigue of even the longest journeys, with a 

 very small portion of food. Two of the species are found 

 on the old continent, and the remainder are inhabitants 

 of South America. 



Arabian and Bactrian Camel. The former of these 

 animals is distinguished by having a single bunch, and 

 the latter by having two bunches on its back. Without 

 the aid of Camels, the inhabitants of the sandy desert 

 and burning countries of various parts of the east, would 

 scarcely be able to exist. For the carrying of heavy 

 burdens, the horse could be of little avail to them, as 

 the climate and country, added to the long and fatigue- 

 ing journeys which they frequently perform, would soon 





