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dewlap under the chin. They differ greatly in 

 form from the rest, and might be considered as 

 animals of another kind, were they not known to 

 breed with other sheep. These, of all the domes- 

 tic kinds, seem to approach the nearest to the 

 state of nature. They are larger, stronger, and 

 swifter than the common race, and consequently 

 better fitted for the precarious forest life. How- 

 ever, they seem to rely, like the rest, on man for 

 support, being entirely of a domestic nature, and 

 subsisting only in the warmer climates. 



Such are the varieties of this animal which have 

 been reduced into a state of domestic servitude. 

 These are all capable of producing among each 

 other ; all the peculiarities of their form have 

 been made by climate and human cultivation ; 

 and none of them seem sufficiently independent 

 to live in a state of savage nature. They are, 

 therefore, to be considered as a degenerate race, 

 formed by the hand of man, and propagated 

 merely for his benefit. At the same time, while 

 man thus cultivates the domestic kinds, he drives 

 away and destroys the savage race, which are less 

 beneficial and more headstrong. These, there- 

 fore, are to be found in but a very small number 

 in the most uncultivated countries, where they 

 have been able to subsist by their native swiftness 

 and strength. It is in the more uncultivated 

 parts of Greece, Sardinia, Corsica, and particu- 

 larly in the deserts of Tartary, that the Moufflon 

 is to be found that bears all the marks of being 

 the primitive race, and that has been actually 

 known to breed with the domestic animal. 



