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gray hair at the top, and white underneath. The 

 legs are very slender, the hoofs long and pointed; 

 and they always go in bounds, all four feet leav- 

 ing the ground, except when grazing. The female 

 and young are rather lighter in colour than the 

 males, and have no tusks; otherwise they are much 

 alike. The musk pod, which is only found in 

 males, is situated between the skin and the flesh 

 close to the navel, and much resembles the gizzard 

 of a fowl, having a small orifice through the skin, 

 but no apparent internal connection with the 

 stomach. The musk is found in dark-brown 

 rounded grains, and the pod of a full-grown 

 animal may yield about an ounce on an average. 

 Scarcely any is found in animals under two years 

 old, and more in proportion as they become aged, 

 although this is not always the case, as at times 

 the musk is discharged through the orifice in the 

 skin. Musk deer much resemble hares in their 

 habits, making forms in the same manner, and 

 generally choosing to feed early in the morning or 

 towards the evening. Their food chieily consists 

 of young leaves, grass, tender shoots, herbs, berries, 



