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in fize equal to that of a pig four 

 months old. The neck is thick and 

 fhort, and the head, in fhape, pretty 

 much refembles that of a Dutch Maf- 

 tiff's, or Pug-dog, but both its eyes 

 and ears are much fmaller. It has no 

 tail; the legs are fhort and the feet 

 refemble thofe of a dcg. The Laubba 

 is covered with fine fhort hair, of a 

 chefnut colour, except under the belly, 

 where it is white ; but this chefnut 

 coloured hair is diverfified with white 

 circular fpots, about three inches in cir- 

 cumference. Thefe animals feed on 

 herbage, grains, and fruit : When pur- 

 fued, they ufually retire to the creeks-, 

 and will fwim a great diftance under 

 water, though they feldom dive fo far 

 from the furface as to be invifible to the 

 Indians, who commonly fhoot them, 

 with arrows while under water. Their 

 flefh is extremely delicate and tender, 

 and is by the Europeans preferred to all 



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