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rows: it has two cutting teeth in each jaw, long 

 and sharp like those of a Kanguroo, with a space 

 of about an inch between them and the grinders, 

 which are strong and well set: from the structure 

 of its teeth, it does not appear to be a carnivorous 

 animal: its eyes are small and black; its ears short 

 and pointed; its paws are somewhat like those of a 

 Bear: its weight appeared to be about forty pounds. 

 It runs awkwardly, in the manner of a Bear, so 

 that a man could easily overtake it. There is 

 something uncommon in the form of its hinder 

 parts; its posteriors do not round off like those of 

 most other animals, but fall suddenly down in a 

 sloping direction, commencing at the hip joint, and 

 descending to the knee joint of the hind legs ; from 

 this joint to the toe it appears to tread flat upon 

 the ground; its tail is so short, as hardly to be dis- 

 covered: its colour is that of a cream-coloured 

 brown, intermixed with black hairs. This animal 

 has lately been discovered to be an inhabitant of 

 the interior of this country also. Its flesh is deli- 

 cate meat. This one is a female, and has the false 

 belly for the security of its young. The mountain 

 natives call it Wombach" 



