44 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



THE ZEBU. 



THEY are all equally docile and gentle, when 

 tamed; and are in general covered with fine glossy 

 hair, softer and more beautiful than that of the 

 common Cow. Their humps are of different sizes, 

 in some weighing from forty to fifty pounds, but in 

 others less. That part is in general considered as 

 a great delicacy; and, when dressed, has much the 

 appearance and taste of udder. 



The Bisons of Madagascar and Malabar are of 

 the great kind ; those of Arabia Petrea, and most 

 parts of Africa, are of the Zebu or small kind. 



In America, especially towards the North, the 

 Bison is well known. They herd together, in 

 droves of from one to two hundred, on the banks of 

 the Mississippi, where the inhabitants hunt them: 

 their flesh is esteemed good eating. 



They all breed with the tame Cow. The hump, 

 which is only an accidental characteristic, gradu- 

 ally declines; and in a few generations, no vestiges 

 of it remain. Thus we see, whether it be the wild 



