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large rivers and lakes,” as his webbed feet, solid bones without 
described rightly as eight in number, “four upper and four 
lower”’) “consisted as much of vegetables as flesh, although he 
undoubtedly consumed a great abundance of the latter;” that 
he “ was capable of feeding himself with his forefoot, after the man- 
ner of the beaver or otter ;” and that he ‘“ possessed, also, like the 
hippopotamus, the faculty of walking on the bottom of waters 
and rose occasionally to take air;” that “the singular position 
of the tusks* has been wisely adapted by the Creator for the 
eon of the body from the many injuries to which it would 
€ exposed while swimming or walking under water; that it 
appears that the animal was covered with the same armor as the 
alligator, or perhaps the megatherium.” 
ater in the pamphlet, he goes on with his conclusions and 
Says: ‘ After having examined this subject in all its bearings, 
I have come to the conclusion that the leviathan—described in 
the 41st chapter of the book of Job—is none other than the 
Missourium here described, and from this time I shall call it the 
Missouri Leviathan (Leviathan Missourii).’ 
Next follows a comparison with the account of Job, taking 
up the several verses in order. On the first, ‘‘ Canst thou draw 
out Leviathan with a hook?” he says: “The Missourium, as 
have described, was a creature of enormous magnitude, ferocity, 
and strength, as well as fleetness in swimming; and by reason 
of his great weight and strength could attack the largest animals 
with impunity and overcome them with ease; nor is it probable 
that any combination of human force was able to draw him out 
of his native element.” The sentence “ Who can come to him 
with his double bridle?” has the following exposition: “The 
tusks coming out of the head until they arrive at a parallel 
with the nose, then turning suddenly back and forming a semi- 
circle around the head (like a shield to prevent anything from 
approaching it), and measuring from point to point in a straight 
line over the head 15 feet; it can be seen at once how utterly 
futile would be any attempt to cast a bridle over him.” 
Dr. Koch closes this exposition and his pamphlet with a para- 
graph explaining how the “Leviathan, which is described as 
being an inhabitant of Asia, came to be found in the extreme 
west of the globe.” 
* The position which one chanced to be in when the Missourium was exhumed, 
s reported as having been found with the tusk in this position, an 
“Koch’s Missourium” is mentioned as a nondescript animal, the head of which he 
found near the same place 
