HIPPOPOTAMUS. 
commonly put out half the body first, smellingj 
and looking around ; but, sometimes, tliey sud- 
denly rush out, with great impetuosity, tramp- 
ling down every thing in their progress. 
The voice of the Hippopotamus, which had 
been likened to the neighing of a horse, is said 
to be, in fa6l, betw:^een the roaring of a Bull^ 
and the braying of an Elephant. The animal, 
when wounded, w;'iii rise and attack boats bi 
canoes with great fwry ; and, by biting large ^! 
pieces cut of the sides,' has been frequently 
known to sink them. It is as bold in the wa- 
ter as timid on land ; and,' it is said, will a 
once bite a man in two. It is now^ ver'; ^''^ 
well known, that these animals occasion?Jli 
enter the sea ; not for the sake of feeding, bu 
to sport in a larger expanse. The-y will no ■■ 
even drink salt w^ater, but cci .ore t 
seek wells or fresh springs. '1 ■ on ul t^n 
jreedy islands in the middle of tiie strcan: 
where they also bring forth tht . : i'f; 
Belon asserts, that he has seei ! ^ r,.: ./f the; 'nc 
animals so tame, as to be let loc.^e out of 
stable, and fed by it's keeper, wdthout attemp p. 
ing the smallest injury to any person whateve kw 
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