CAPIBARA. 
chief to, other animals. It is easily tamed 
obeys the voice; and follows^ spontaneously 
those with whom it is acquainted, and wh(i 
treat it kindly. At Paris, it was fed with Bar 
ley, sailads, and fruit and it continued in gooc 
condition during the warm season. From tht 
great number of paps, it appears that the Fe- 
male is very prolific. We are ignorant of the 
times of gestation, and growth ; and, conse 
quently? of the duration of it's life. Our colo 
nists at Cayenne might inform us with regard tc 
these articles : for this animal is pretty com- 
mon in Guiana ; as well as in Brasil, th( 
country of the Amazons, and other low land 
of South America/' 
Such is the account of this animal, as it wai 
originally published by Buffon ; and we have 
translated the whole of it, though the readej 
will perceive, by what follows, that it is ir 
some respects erroneous. Of this, BufFonwaiP 
him^self sensible ; and, accordingly, in his Sup 
plement, candidly acknowledges what he ha 
discovered to be wrong. 
As we gave the w^hole of his first account^ 
wc shall now subjoin his entire Supplement- 
