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This animal was about five feet six inches in 

 length, and, about two feet nine inches in height 

 at the shoulder. The entrails having been re- 

 moved to facilitate its transportation, the food 

 could not be ascertained. The hunters, when 

 they discovered the animal, noticed that it was 

 feeding on a sort of bamboo, and pointed out 

 another plant on which they particularly delighted, 

 a species of Espeletia. 



