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congeners at the present day ; and if they were transported north- 

 wards by some geological cataclysm, or if they could have existed 

 in the same places in which their remains are at present found. 

 This last hypothesis has been found to be correct, from a wonderful 

 discovery, which proves that the fossil Elephant, known among 

 scientific men by the name of Mammoth, lived under the northern 

 zones. The following is the discovery in question : — In 1799, a 

 carcass of the Mammoth was found under the ice in Siberia. The 

 Elephant, already much damaged, was examined in 1806 by 



i;. sy.— Mammolh {Elcphas primtgenius). 



Professor Adams, of Moscow. 



used its flesh as food for their Dogs. 



The Siberians had cut it up, and 

 The Bears and other carni- 

 vorous animals had also consumed a great part of it ; but a portion 

 of the skin and one ear remaiaed still untouched. He was able 

 to distinguish the pupil of the eye, and the brain was also to be 

 recoo-nised. The skeleton was stiU entire, with the exception of 

 one fore foot. The neck was still covered with a thick mane ; and 

 the skin was covered with blackish hairs and a sort of reddish 



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