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a Ihcll of rind, in the fhape of a fleeting difh,' 84. 



and of a fimilar thicknefs ; carefully fmelling, BULLOCKS 



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between the bites^ at the part they intend next 

 to take off. 



The crdwn and upper part of the rind they 

 eat, but feem ftudioufly to leave the tail, and 

 the under part of the rind, which had flood in 

 contact with the foil. 



If a bullock break off a larger piece than he 

 can gather up with his tongue as his head hangs' 

 downwards, he lifts up his head, and fhoots out 

 his nofe and neck^ horizontally, until he gets' 

 it between his grinders. Crowns, and very 

 fmall turneps, he treats in the fame way. 



This part of the bufmefs, however; he per- 

 forms fomewhat clumfily ; and it is, probably,- 

 in this act that a fmall turnep, or a piece of a 

 large one, glancing from between the teeth, gets' 

 into the throat and caufes fufflation, or u choak- 

 ing". 



The tongue of a bullock is lefs flexible, and 

 \vorfe adapted to the purpofe of turning over 

 and adjnfting a morfel of folid aliment, than are 

 the tongues df carnivorous animals, or thofe of 

 the human fpecies. The natural food of 

 graminivorous animals is foft, and no way 

 liable to flip from between the teeth in grind- 

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