AFRICA. 
was only thirteen feet fix inches in height; 
and her incifive teeth, which were almoft all 
worn away, inconteftably proved that ihe had 
attained to her full growth. 
In confequence of the number of thefe anl* 
mals which I killed and had an opportunity of 
feeing, I may eftablifh as a certain rule, that 
the males are generally fifteen or fixteen feet 
in height, and the females from thirteen to 
fourteen. 
Whoever fhould judge of the fize and thick- 
nefs of thefe animals from the above dimen- 
fions, would be greatly deceived. I may al- 
moft fay that they confift of nothing but neck 
and legs. The eye, indeed, that is accuftomed 
to the long full figures of Europe, finds no pro- 
portion between a height of fixteen feet and a 
length of feven, taken from the tail to the 
breaft. Another deformity, if it may be called 
fo, makes us contraft the parts before with 
thofe behind. The former have a confiderable 
thicknefs towards the ftioulders, but the latter 
are fo thin and meagre that they do not feeoi 
formed the one for the other. 
Naturalifts and travellers who fpeak of the 
giraffe, all agree in making the hind legs only 
half the length of thofe before ; but did thofe 
who 
