202 THE BU F F A L O, &c. 



' from the Eait Indies. The bunch on the 



• ihoulder is twice as large In the male as in the 

 ' female, whofe ftature exceeds that of the male. 



• The young zebu fucks its mother like other 



• calves ; but, in our climate, the milk of the 

 ' mother foon dries up, and the fuckling of the 

 ' young is completed by the milk of another 

 ' female. The Duke of Richmond ordered one 

 4 of thefe animals to be flain ; but its flelh was 

 ' not fo good as that of the ox *.' 



Among the oxen without bunches, there are 

 alio imall individuals, which, like the zebu, may 

 conltitute a particular race. Gemelli Careri, in 

 his journey from Ifpahan to Schiras, faw two 

 fmall cows, which the Bafhaw of the province 

 had fent to the King, and which exceeded not 

 the fize of calves. Though fed folely on ftraw, 

 they were very fat '{. In general, it appears, that 

 the zebus, or fmall bifons, as well as our little 

 oxen, are more flefliy and fatter than the bifons 

 and oxen of the common fize. 



With regard to the buffaloes, we have little to 

 add. It fhall only be remarked, that, though 

 they cannot ufe their horns, they are made to 

 fight lions and tigers in the Mogul's country. 

 Thefe animals are very numerous in all warm 

 climates, efpecially in marfhy countries, and in 



the 



* Letter from the late Mr Colinfon to M. de Buffon, dated 

 at London, December 30. 1764. 



f Voyage de Gemelli Careri, torn. z. p. 338. 



