REIN-DEEPv. 
that " it inhab'rs farther North than any other 
hoofed qiiadm peel;" that, " in America, it is 
found in Spitsh^rgen and Greenland, but not 
farther South thin Canada;" and, that it in- 
habits, in Asia, the North Coast as far as 
Kamtschatka, and the inland parts as low as 
Siberia:" that " it is found in all these places, 
in a state of nature; but is domesticated on'y 
by the Laplanders, Samoides, and Kamtschat- 
kans." When carried to any other cliniate^ 
these animals soon die. 
The horns of the Rein-Deer are it's most 
striking characteristic; but they vary so much 
more than in any other animal, with regard to 
form and extent, according to ac;e, and other 
circumstances, that they frequently appear, at 
first sight, to belong to different species. The 
horns of the young, and of the middle-aged 
animals, are remarkable for tiicir slender form, 
in proportion to the length ; but, as they ad- 
vance in years, their horns acquire a stronger 
appearance, as represented in the annexed 
figure of the Male, which was first published by 
Gesner, and is pronounced to be a good repre- 
sentation, by no Ic'-s a judge than Linnsiis. 
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