THE OX AND THE DAIKY. 



plains, or tenant the glades of the forest. In all the species 

 the teats of the female are four in number. The skin is thick. 

 It is agreed by all naturalists, that the domestic ox of 

 Europe, divided as it may be by the effects of treatment, soil, 

 food, and climate, into peculiar breeds, is everywhere specifi- 

 cally identical. But the humped, or zebu race of the East 

 presents such marked differences from those breeds in form 

 and voice, that many eminent writers hesitate not to regard it 

 as of distinct origin. 



LARGE ZEBU, OR BUAETMIN BULL. 



Narrow, high withers, surmounted by a large, fatty hump ; 

 an arched back rising at the croup, and then descending sud- 

 denly to the tail ; slender limbs ; a large, pendulous dewlap 

 falling in folds ; long, pendent ears, and a peculiarly mild 

 expression of the eye, characterize the zebu race of India ; a 

 race varying in size from that of our largest cattle, to a 

 dwarf and often hornless breed, not exceeding a young calf in 

 stature. Of both the large and dwarf races specimens exist 

 in the gardens of the Zoological Society. Between these 

 breeds there are many of intermediate stature, and one, of 

 Surat, has the hump double. 



The zebu race is not confined to India, China, and the 

 Indian islands, but is found on the eastern coast of Africa, 

 and in the island of Madagascar, where, as in India, it is used 

 for the purposes of draught and burden. In ancient times, 

 this race, as well as a race destitute of the zebu peculiarities, 

 existed in Egypt ; the figures of both are plainly delineated 

 on ancient monuments and temples. An Egyptian painting, 



