30 THE ZEBU. 



Having endeavoured to describe some of the proper 

 ties of these animals, I shall give a sketch of the Zebu, 

 or little African cow, which Mr. Bulfon believes to be 

 of the race of the bison, altered by climate, cultiva- 

 tion, and food. 



THE ZEBU. 



The Zebu, in size, resembles the ass, but in figure 

 bears affinity both to the cow and hog ; the head, the 

 horns, and the tail, are like the former ; but the hair, 

 colour, grunting, and bristles, have given us reason to 

 .draw a comparison between that and the hog. 



Some few years ago, one was- shewn in London, the 

 head of which was rather larger than that of a cow ; the 

 teeth entirely resembled that animal, and it likewise lived 

 upon the same kind of food ; the eyes were placed in the 

 same position, and in colour likewise were very much 

 the same ; but the horns were black and rather flattened, 

 and in their direction had the appearance of a goat ; 

 the neck was at once short and thick, and the back had 

 a rising in the middle ; it was cloven-footed like the 

 cow, yet was only endowed with two teats. It was 

 shewn under the name of Bonasus, and was said to have 

 been brought from the East Indies ; but as no credit is 

 to be given to interested ignorance, it remains a doubt 

 from whence it came. 



CHAP. IV. 



ANIMALS OF THE SHEEP AND GOAT KIND. 



AS no two animals are found to be exactly the same, 

 so it is not to be expected that any two races should per- 

 fectly correspond in every respect. The goat and the 

 sheep apparently differ in the form of their bodies, their 



