ZOOLOGY. 17 



As a branch of the herbivorous class ; the extensive tribes 

 of Apes, Monkies, and Macaucos, claim attention ; these 

 ire constantly on the watch, to take advantage of the labour 

 and industry of Man, and are among his most formidable 

 enemies in the warmer climates ; they are aWfrugivorous^ar.d 

 generally gregarious, associating in troops of many hundreds 

 together ; and whilst the main body are devouring or secrete 

 ing in their pouches what fruit, grain, or other produce, 

 they can purloin, sentinels are on the look-out to give the 

 earliest information of the approach of danger. 



Of the Insectivorous Quadrupeds, as the Manis, Ant-eater, 

 Bat, and their acuities, Man has availed himself of but few 

 kinds, either for food or other purposes, their flesh being 

 generally rank, and their skins or coverings rarely ap- 

 plicable to his uses. 



In every department of Zoological research, we find much 

 to admire ; the wonderful oeconomy in the animal construc- 

 tion, so as not to expend either volume or power, without a 

 proportionate advantage, is conspicuous in every object we 

 inspect ; and whether it be the smallest Mouse or the gigantic 

 Elephant we examine, we discover every part so justly formed 

 for its particular use and purpose, that we are lost in admi- 

 ration, at the consummate skill of their divine Creator. 



The whole of the Mammiferous Animals are viviparous, 

 and suckle their young from lactiferous teats. In interior as 

 well as exterior conformation, the generality of Quadrupeds 

 resemble Man ; being possessed of a heart composed of two 

 mriclesy and two ventricles; lungs that respire alternatelv, 



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