THEORY OF THE EARTH. 67 



It cannot in the least be doubted, that the 

 Hippotigris was the Zebra, which, however, is 

 only found in the southern parts of Africa *. 



It would be easy to shew that almost all the 

 more remarkable species of Apes and Monkeys 

 have been distinctly indicated by the ancients, 

 under the names of Pithed, Sphinxes, Satyri, 

 Cebi, Cynocephali, and Cercopitheci f . 



They even knew, and have described several 

 species of Glires of inconsiderable size, when these 

 animals presented any thii7*^emarkable in their 

 conformation or properties*!]^ But the small 

 species are of no importance with reference to 

 the object in view ; and, it is sufficient for our 

 purpose to have shewn, that all the large species, 

 which possess any remarkable character, and which 

 we know to inhabit Europe, Asia, and Africa, at 

 the present day, were known to the ancients ; 



too much to the hind foot. Augustus exhibited thirty-six 

 of them ; Dion, lib. Iv. 



* Caracalla killed one of them in the Circus ; Dion, 

 lib. Ixxvii. Consult also Gisb. Cuperi de Eleph. in mimmis 

 obviis, ex. ii. cap. vii. 



t See Lichtenstein, Comment, de Simiarum quotquot 

 veteribus innotuerunt formis. Hamburgh, 1791. 



J The Jerboa is impressed upon the medals of Cy- 

 rene, and indicated by Aristotle under the name of Two- 

 legged Rat. 



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