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places, the gazelles are take by means of ta- 



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oculis ain el Gaze!, id eft, oculus Gazellae : Collo Iongo et 

 gracili, cruribus gracilibus atque pedibus bifulcis conftat. 

 Pantherae in defertis locis Gazellas vcnantur, quibus ali- 

 quandiu cornibus duriflimis, acutifque refiftant ; fed vi<5lae 

 eorum praeda fiunt. Pili quibus conteguntur, videntur fane 

 fimiles iis qui in Mofchiferis animalibus fpeclantur : Pul- 

 cherrimum eft animal, quod facile hominibus redditur cicur 

 manfuetumque ; Pro/per. Alpin. Hift. Nat. Egypt, p. 232. tab. 

 14. Note. From the figure given by Profper Alpinus, it is 

 obvious, that it is the algazel of which he is treating ; and his 

 defcription fhows that the algazel is often, as well as the com- 

 mon gazelle and kevel, marked with white fpots, like the 



civet. In India there are numbers of gazelles, which 



refemble our fawns. They generally go in feparate flocks, 

 each confiding of five or fix, and accompanied with a male, 

 who is eafily diftinguilhed by his colour. When the hunters 

 difcover one of thefe flocks, they endeavour to point them out 

 to the leopard, which they keep chained in a fmall can. 

 This cunning animal does not run ftraight upon them, but: 

 winds about, creeping and concealing himfelf, in order to ap- 

 proach and furprife them ; and, as he is capable of making 

 five or fix bounds with inconceivable quicknefs, when he 

 thinks himfelf near enough, he darts upon them, tears open 

 the throat and breaft, and gluts himfelf with their blood, 

 heart, and liver. But, if he miiTes his aim, which often hap- 

 pens, he remains fixed on the fpot. It would be in vain to at- 

 tempt to feize them by running ; for they run much fwifter 

 and continue much longer than he can do. His mafter then 

 comes gently up to him, flatters him, and throws pieces of flefli 

 to him. By amufing the animal in this manner, he is enabled 

 to throw a cover over his eyes : After which, he chains him, 

 and replaces him on the cart. In the courfe of our march, 

 one of thefe leopards exhibited this fport to us, which alarmed 

 feveral of our people. A flock of gazelles rofe in the midft of 

 the army, and, as often happens, they accidentally paffed 

 near the two leopards, which are commonly carried along on 

 a fmall cart. One ci them, which was not hood-winked, 



made 



