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fied, but I believe none have yet been met with that measured 

 more than sixteen feet, from the hoof to the tip of the horns, or 

 short bony excrescences on the top of the head, which are eight 

 or nine inches in length; the neck is very long in proportion to the 

 body, which is only seven feet; the length of the shoulder-bone makes 

 the fore-legs appear much longer than those behind, and gives the 

 animal an inclining posture: the male is richly spotted with a dark 

 brown on a grey ground, the female of lighter hue. I did not 

 see one alive, but made my drawing from a stuffed specimen then 

 ready for Europe. The camel-leopard is an innocent peaceable 

 animal, and feeds chiefly on the leaves of the mimosa trees, which 

 adorn the interior forests. 



The zebra, another native of the African deserts, is a beautiful 

 animal: in form, colour, and graceful motion, it has the comeliness 

 of the horse, the swiftness of the deer, and the independence of 

 the lion. It is larger than the common ass, and although sometimes 

 taken alive, I believe not one has been completely tamed, or con- 

 verted to any use. 



The adjacent country abounds with monkeys of various kinds; 

 many of them are domesticated by the inhabitants. Among 

 others, I oflen visited an oran-outang, which had been brought 

 from Java; in many instances it approached very near the human 

 species, and seems to be the uniting link in the grand chain of 

 creation between man and beast. At the Cape they have playful 

 mongooses and mococks, from Madagascar and the Comorro isles, 

 some of them beautifully marked. 



Africa abounds with a variety of birds, but. their rural haunts 



