THE TAPIR*. 



TH I S is the largeft animal of the New 

 World, where, as formerly remarked, a- 

 nimated Nature feems to be contracted, or 



Q_2 rather 



* The tapir has the fore hoofs divided into four, and the 

 hind-hoofs into three parts. The nofe extends far beyond 

 the under jaw, is flender, and forms a fort of probofcis ; it is 

 capable of being contracted or extended at pleafure, and its 

 fides are fulcated. The extremities of both jaws end in a 

 point, and there are ten cutting teeth in each. Between 

 them and the grinders, there is a vacant fpace, and there are 

 ten grinders in each jaw. The ears are erect, the eyes fmali, 

 and the body fhaped like a hog. The back is arched, the 

 legs fhort, and the hoofs fmali, black, and hollow. The 

 tail is very fmali. The animal grows to the fize of a heifer 

 of half a year old. The hair is lhort ; when young, it is 

 ipotted with white, when old, it is of a dufky colour ; Pen- 

 nant's Jynopf. of quad. p. 82. 



Tapir is the Brafilian name of this animal. 



Tapira ; Voyage de la riviere dis Amazones> par Condav:ine, 

 p. 163. 



Tapierette Brafilienfibus ; Marcgr. ct Pifo. 



Tapirouifou ; Voyage au Brafil, par Lay, p. 154. 



This animal, which is not only found in Brafil, but in 

 Guiana and Peru, is called Alaipouri'm the Galibi language upr 

 on the Guiana coalt, and Vagrn at Peru ; Condan/i/ie, ibid. 



Maipouri or Manipoure ; Hijl. de la France Equin. par Bar- 

 rere, p. 1 60. 



Anta ; Marcgrave, Brajil. p. 229. Pifo, Brajil.p. 10 1. Nieu- 

 hijf's voy. p. 23. Rati Synopf. quad. p. 1 26. Klein, quad. p. 36. 



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