HISTORY 



ANIMALS. 



CHAPTER I. 



ANIMALS OF THE DOG KIND. 



THE second class of carnivorous quadrupeds may 

 be denominated those of the Dog kind.* This 

 class is neither so numerous nor so powerful as 

 the former, and yet neither so treacherous, rapa- 

 cious, or cowardly. This class may be princi- 

 pally distinguished by their claws, which have no 

 sheath like those of the cat kind, but still con- 

 tinue at the point of each toe, without a capa- 

 bility of being stretched forward or drawn back. 

 The nose also, as well as the jaw, of all the dog 

 kind, is longer than in the cat ; the body is, in 



* This class of quadrupeds have six fore-teeth in the upper jaw, those in 

 the sides being longer than the intermediate ones, which are lobated ; in the 

 under jaw there are likewise six fore-teeth, those on the sides being lobated. 

 They have six grinders in the upper, and seven in the lower jaw. The teeth 

 called dog-teeth are four, one on each side, both in the lower and upper jaw; 

 they are sharp- pointed, bent a little inward, and stand at a distance from any 

 of the rest. 



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