PJinics Naturall Hiftorie. * toj 



A great number) by the hunters is ftolne and carried away at 00003 upon a mod fwift horle for the 

 purpofe 5 lying in wait to efpie when the dam is abroad : and fliifteth this bcotieirom one frefli 

 boric to another^riding away upon thefpuireas hard as they can. But when thcTigreffe com- 

 meth and finds her neft and den cmptie (for the male Tigre hath no care nor regard at all of thd 

 young) flie runncs on end after her young ones^ and followeth thofe that carried them away , by 

 the fent of their horle footing. They perceiving the Tigrefle to approach by the noife that ilies 

 maketh, let fall or cafl from them one of her whelpes : up (hcc taketh it in her mouth, and away 

 p ' fhe runneth towards her den fwifter^tbr the burden thatihee carrieth : and prefendy fiie fetteth 

 out againCj followeth the queft after her fawnes, and overtaketh the hunter that had them away^ 

 Thus runneth fhe too and frojuntill fhe fee that they be embarked and gonCjand then for anger 

 g that fhe hath hot fped of her purpofe, fberageth upon the ihore and the fandsjforthe loffe of 

 herfavsnes. 



As for Camels, they are nouriflied in theLevant orEail parts among other beards of great 

 , cattaile.Twokindstherebe of them, the Bad^rians, and the Arabickc 5 and herein they difc: 



■ the Badrians have two bunches upon their backes , the other, but one apecee there, but they 



■ have another in their breafl, wherupon they reft and lie. Both forts want the upper row ofteeth 



■ ' in their mouthcs, like as bulls and kine. In thofe parts from whence they come, theyfcrve alho 

 ^ carriepackes like labouring horfes, and they are put tofervicealfointhewarres, andare backcci 



of horfemen: their fmftnefle is comparable to thatof horfes : they grow to a jiiftmeafure, and 

 exceed not a certaine ordinarie ftrength. Thecameli in his travailing, will nor goe a jote farther 

 Q than his ordinarie journey jneither will carrie more than his aceuflomed and ufuall lode. Natu- 

 rally they hate horfes.They can abide to be foure daies together without drinke 5 and when they 

 take occafion to drinke and meet with water, they fill their skin full enough to ferve both for the 

 time paft and to come : but before they drinke, they muff trample with their feet to raife mud 

 and fand,andfo trouble the water, otherwife they take no pleafure in their drinking. They live 

 ^ commonly 50 ycercs, andfome of them an hundred. Thefe creatures alio odierwhilefali to be 

 I mad,fo much as it is .fvloreovcrj ttiey have a devife to fplay even the very females^to make them 

 I lerviceabieforthev^arres jforif they be not covered^they become Cihe Wronger and more cou- 

 ^ ragious. 



Two other kinds ofbeafls there bcjthatrefemble in fomefort,the Camels: the one is called 

 J) of the iEthyopians, the Nabis, necked like an horfc, for legge and foot npt vnlikc the boeufe, 

 headed for all the world as acamellj belet with white fpots upon a red ground, whereupon it ta- 

 |f keth the name of Cameiapardalus : the firi!^; time, that it wasj fe.en ar Rome^was in the game^. 

 Circenfes fet oucby C^far Didatour ; fince which time, hce commeth now and then to Romej 

 tobe looked upon more for fight .thanfor any v\ild nature that he hath :\\hercupon fome have 

 given her the name of a Savage iljeepe. 



of the Chdm dnd Cej^hii^s, 



^ *T^He Hind-wo]fe,wh ichfonie .call Chaiis j d nd the Gaules.\Bcrc wont to name Rhaphius(re- 

 \ femblinginfome fort a wolfe with Leopards fpots) were (hewed firft in d)e folemnitie of 

 the games 'and plaie.s exhibited by Cn.L'i^nfem the Great. Healfo brought out of ^thyo- 

 |l pia other beaffs, named ^ Cephi, vvhofe fore- feet were like to mens handsj and the hinder feet * s^ralvuif es. 

 and Icgges refemblcdxhofe of a man.He was never feene afterwards at Rome. 



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IN the fame folemnities of Pdm^ey, as many tinieselfe, was. fhewed a Rhinoceros, with one 

 home and namt)re,and thcfanicia hisfiiout or muzzlcThis is afecond ehemie by nature so 

 an Elephant. Hefilsth thathorne bf liisagainfl: hardflQnes,andmakethit fharpeagainflhe 

 fhould fighs.^,and in his conflict with theElephant,helayeth principally at his bellic, which he 

 knovvcth tobemqretender than the reftiieisBli as long as he^ hiskgges are much fhoricrjand 

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