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PECORA. 



O.P DEER IN GENERAL. 



ALL the species of Deer delight in forests and 

 extensive tracts of woodland ; and they are much 

 more abundant in temperate,, and even cold cli- 

 mates, than jn those adjacent to the torrid zone. 

 They have great muscular strength; and are able 

 to bound with such rapidity, as, in level countries, 

 to outstrip most other animals in speed. Their 

 agility in leaping about, even amongst rocks and 

 precipices, is exceeded only by that of the Ante- 

 lopes. As they are naturally timid, they are to be 

 considered, for the most part, as harmless and in- 

 offensive animals. When, however, they happen 

 to be irritated, they will run at the offender with 

 fury, and endeavour to gore his body with their 

 horns. 



These weapons are possessed only by the males. 

 In some of the species they are of enormous size; 

 yet none of them are of more than annual growth. 

 At a particular season they spring out of the head, 



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