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by the negroes of the Gold Coast, to walk erect. Thé 
Asiatic elephant is again represented by that of Africa ; 
so closely, indeed, that it was only of late years ascertained 
to be quite a different species. These resemblances may 
be traced in innumerable instances: they are, indeed, 
so striking, that it is not surprising some authors should 
have deemed them affinities, from viewing the subject 
without that extensive reference to the other parts of 
creation, which is so essential in guiding our judgment 
in these matters. The zoology of Southern Asia is 
further distinguished from that of the central regions, 
by possessing the orangs and apes; while the nu- 
merous mouse-like animals, as the marmots, lemmings, 
&c., so abundantly spread over Northern Asia, appear to 
be almost unknown in the southern regions. 
(67.) The bears found in other-parts of the world, 
occur only in cold, or at least temperate, climates ; but 
there have recently been discovered, in the interior of 
India, three distinct and peculiar species, Ursus labiatus, 
Malayanus, and Thibetanus, all inhabitants of the 
mountainous districts ; and, therefore, in all probability, 
belonging more to the fauna of Central than of Southern 
Asia. One of these, the Ma- 
lay bear (fig. 13.), remarkable 
for its mildness and docility, 
has been brought alive to this 
country. The lion of Asia 
(Leo Asiaticus Sw.), was 
thought to be only a varie- 
ty of that from Northern 
Africa (Leo Africanus Sw.); 
but a pair of fine living 
specimens now in the Surrey 
Zoological Gardens has en- 
abled us to ascertain that it 
is a very distinct species from either of those found in 
Northern or Southern Africa. Another species recently 
described in the Zool. Trans. is remarkable for the 
shortness of its mane; a circumstance which might 
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