THIBET MUSK. 
BUFFON, who treats of this animal under 
the general name of the Musk, observes that it 
is " as famous as it is little known. It has,'^ 
says he, ** been mentioned by all our modem 
naturalists, and by most travellers into Asia. 
Some of them have considered it as a Stag, a 
Roebuck, or a Musk Goat, and others as 
large Chevrotain. It seems, indeed, to be an 
ambiguous animal, participating of the nature 
of all these species. We may be assured, how- 
ever, that it's species is distin61:, and different 
from all other quadrupeds. It is of the size of 
a small Roebuck, but has no horns. By this 
character, it resembles the Memina or Indian 
Musk. It has two large tusks in the upper 
jaw, by which -it approaclies to the Guinea 
Musk. But what distinguishes tl^e Musk from 
all other animals, is a kind of bag near it's 
navel, about two or three inches in diameter, 
in VN'hich the liquor, or rather the fat humour, 
called Musk, is secreted ; and wliich differs, 
both in odour and consistence, from that of 
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