THE GIRAFFE. 



Giraffes. 



This singular animal, of which at one period the very existence was almost doubted, has become of late 

 years quite familiar to us. By some naturalists it is thought to belong to the same family as the Camels ; 

 many class it among the Antelopes ; while others consider it the representative of a family group interme- 

 diate between the Deer and the Antelopes, to which they have given the name of Camel leopards. It is 

 found in no part of the world, except the continent of Africa. 

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