HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 107 



of the tail to the end of the nofe, is twenty-two feet : 

 The fore and hind legs are nearly of an equal height ; 

 but the fhoulders rife fo high, that its back inclines like 

 the roof of a houfe : Its neck is flender and elegant, a- 

 dorned, on the upper fide, with a fhort mane : On the 

 higheft part of the head, it has two perpendicular horns, 

 fix inches long, covered with hair, and round at the 

 ends, where they are encompaffed with a circle of fhort 

 black hairs* : On the middle of the forehead, there is a 

 protuberance, about two inches high : Its ears are long ; 

 and its eyes large and beautiful. 



The colour of the male is light-grey, interfperfed with 

 large dark-broVn fpots over the whole body ; the fpots 

 on the female are of a pale-yellow colour. 



It is a timid and gentle creature, but not fwift ; from 

 the great length of its fore legs, it is obliged to divide 

 them to a great diftance when it grazes, which it does 

 with great difficulty ; it lives chiefly by browfing on the 

 leaves and tender branches of trees ; it lies on its belly, 

 and has hard protuberances on its bread and thighs, like 

 the Camel; its tail is fimilar to that of an Ox, with 

 ftrong black hair at the end ; it is cloven-footed, has no 

 teeth in the upper jaw, and is a ruminating animal.— 

 The female has four teats, and is lefs than the male. 



This animal was known to the Romans in early times ; 

 and its figure has been handed down to fucceetiing ages 

 in fome of their molt celebrated works of fculpture. It 

 was exhibited in their games, among other rare and un- 

 common animals; and is finely and juftly defcribed by 

 Oppian. 



* M. Vaillant, who {hot feveral of thefe animals, fays, thiU; 

 thefe horns differ from thofe of the Stag or the Ox, in being form- 

 ed by a continuation of the bene of the fkull 



