ZOOLOGY. 



Gerius-CAMELVS. 



^/^--CAMELOPARDALIS; or, TORTOISE- 



COLOURED ANTELOPE. 



Character. — Horns short and small, united by the skull ; 

 the neck and legs very long ; the body short 

 and spotted closely with various markings, octa- 

 gonal, oval, or square; the ears placed upon 

 the neck; tail short, ending in a hairy extrem- 

 ity ; the feet cloven and obtusely pointed ; the 

 chest high and projecting ; found only in the 

 Torrid jZone. 



THE Camelopnrd is an animal which is for the singu- 

 larity of its form, and immense size, justly attractive of the 

 admiration of mankind, and presents to all those who are 

 deeply interested i'i Natural History, a strong and won- 

 derful instance of the great variety, which the author of na- 

 ture has spread through all his works. The head has a strik- 

 ing resemblance to that of a Horse, but differs from it essen- 

 tially in having a high boney process, shaped like the keel 

 of a ship, and placed in the centre of the forehead between 

 the eyes ; the horns are small and rounded at the points and 

 covered with short hairs at the ends. The legs are beauti- 

 fully taper, as well as the neck, and whether we consider 

 the variety of spots ; their mathematical shapes, or the 

 itately contour visible in its general character, we may cer- 

 tainly consider it as one of the most majestic animals of the 

 creation. The Horse indeed presents to the eye of the 

 spectator a different set of proportions, to which our judg- 

 ment has become more familiarized, and is of course more 

 connected with the ideas of utility and intellect than 

 the former, or any other animal at present discovered, 



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