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teeth in such a manner as to render it impossible for 

 it to escape, while with the right paw in a few mi- 

 nutes it tears it to pieces. It then sucks the blood, 

 devours the flesh of the breast, and carries the car- 

 cass into the nearest wood, where it conceals it with 

 leaves and boughs of trees, in order to eat it at its 

 leisure. 



As it is a common practice for the husbandmen 

 to fasten two of their horses together in the fields, 

 whenever the pagi finds them in this situation it kills 

 one and drags it away, compelling the other to fol- 

 low by striking it from time to time with its paw, 

 and in this manner almost always succeeds in getting 

 possession of both.* Its favourite haunts are the 

 streams to which animals usually repair to drink, 

 where it conceals itself upon a tree, and scarcely 

 ever fails of seizing one of them. The horses, 

 however, have an instinctive dread of these places, 

 and even when pressed by thirst approach them 

 with great precaution, carefully examining upon 

 every side to discover if there is danger. At other 

 times one of the boldest goes forward, and on finding 

 the place secure, gives notice to his companions by 

 neighing in a sprightly manner. 



The ÚOWS defend themselves well against the pagi ; 

 as soon as he appears they range themselves in a 



* T/ie ivolf is said occa.sionally to adopt a similar mode of SC'- 

 cuHng its firey. I have been assured by an intelligent foreigner, 

 that it is not unfrequent in France for that anima^ when the pre' 

 sence of the shepherd,, or any other circumstance, prevents it 

 from killing the sheep which it has singled out for its victim at its 

 leisure, to seize it by the wool of the neck, and compel it to g$ off 

 with it by striking it with its tail...... Amev. Trans. 



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