BUFFALO. 



lie s;i\v in I'-u\|>t, which had all the legs, belly, 

 and sides, perfect l\ uln'.e. li \ 

 Lrrcativ as to the length and thick 

 and is .sometimes s (r n m-irly nak< 



This animal is original!} a native of the \\anner 

 paits ot' Indi.i and Africa, and is mcicly one ot* 

 the introduced or nat urali/cd (juadrnj)eds ot 

 rope. It is .said to hi\e hccn introduced into 

 Italy in the seventh centuiA. The Count dc 

 Million considers it as an animal unknown to the 

 ancients, hut Mr. Pennant, with u; eater prohahi- 



suj)|>oses the Bo.-f ccypct of Aristotle, to i 

 meant JiutiUlocs. The lion ///<//< //v of Pliny may 

 In also supposed to refer to this species. 



The Imlialo ^rows in some countries to an ex- 

 tremely laru,-e si/e. Mr. IVnnant ipi)tes a p. 

 horns in the J'ritish Museum in pi this, 



which arc .six feet and a half long, and the hol- 

 lou of \\hicli will hold five <jnart> Jcrom Lobo, 

 in his account of Ahy>sinia. attinns tii.f POfl 

 the hoinsof tlie Duflalors of that country will hold 

 ten (jiiaits. ami Dillon :ne in India which 



:inkled. 



hut mooth. \\'ild Hutlalois occur in 



Malahar, and in the i- -ineo and C 



Ion. and ure considcn -essivel\ ami 



danger. .us animals. Tin- liutlalocs of Al>ys>inia 

 grow to twice the - >ur lar^c.si oxen, and 



arc called Klrpliaiit-Uulis. not onl\ 01 ..t of 



their vast size, hut fioin their nakcil and Mack 

 skin. -.ling th i Kleph.mt. 



