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RUMINANTS. 



most delicate sense of smell ; their eyes are proverbially bright and 

 beaming, and so fleet are they, that the hunter is often obliged to 

 call in the aid of a falcon, trained for that purpose, to arrest their 

 course, so that even his greyhounds may have a chance of overtaking 

 them. They mostly inhabit torrid regions, or the hottest parts of 

 the temperate zone, frequenting cliffs or ledges of rock, or traversing 

 vast untrodden wildernesses. Africa appears to be their great nur- 



FIG. 433. -ANTELOPE. 



seiy. Many kinds are natives of Asia, but it is remarkable that, 

 notwithstanding the warmth of South America, so well suited to 

 their nature, only a single species of Antelope is to be found in any 

 part of the New World. 



The Goats (Copra) have their horns directed upwards and back- 

 wards; their chin is generally furnished with a long beard, and their 

 forehead concave. All these animals are robust, capricious, and of 

 wandering habits. 



