WiLD MULE. 
southern parts of Siberia; and extend over t 
vast plains and desarts of western Tartars, i zn 
well as the celebrated sandy desart of Got 
which ireaches even to India. In Siberia th 
are only seen in small numbers, as if detach! H 
fram the numerous herds to the south of t'l 
Russian dominions ; and, in Tartary, they pal 
ticularly abound about Tarisnoor, which is l l^i 
salt lake occasionally dried up. They shi| tli 
wooded tra6ls, and lofty snowy mountains, i^' 
h 
Their manners are somewhat peculial pi 
They live in separate herds, or familiesj < il 
:about twenty ; each consisting of a chief, vvij 
ruimber of mares and colts. In genera 
however, the male has but five, and sometime 
few^er, females ; so that the number of the who 
is by no means to be regularly ascertained. Thq 
copulate towards the middle or end of Angus 
and, for the most part, bring forth only a sing] 
foal, which attains to it's full growth in thre 
years. The young are then driven away froi 
their paternal herds ; and keep at a distance 
till they can find mates of their own age i 
similar situations. 
