158 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



The great advantages derived from the wool of 

 these creatures, induced the Spaniards to attempt 

 their introduction into Europe. Some of them were 

 brought over to Spain; but, by not sufficiently 

 attending to the necessity of placing them in situa- 

 tions similar to those which they had always been 

 accustomed to, the experiment proved unsuccess- 

 ful. 



