CAPIBAR71. 
led <« We have," says he, " little to add, to the 
sly, istory and description of this American ani- 
vlii lal. M. De la Borde writes us, that it is very 
^ap iammon in Guiana; and still more so, in the 
001 ieighbourhood of the Amazonian river, where 
till le fishes are extremely numerous. He re- 
larks, that these animals go always in pairs, a 
rill ivfale and a Female ; and, that the largest of 
ise fiem weigh about a hundred pounds. They 
lo y from the abodes of men ; never leave the 
Iti lanks of rivers ; and, when they perceive any 
ni' erson, they take to the water, without diving 
111 ke the Otter, but swimming like the Hog. 
idi ometimes, however, they go to the bottom, 
nd continue there a considerable time. They 
re often taken, when young ; and brought up 
as [1 the house, where they easily accustom them- 
w elves to eat bread, Millet, and pot-herbs : 
SI hough, in a state of nature, they live chiefly 
i» m fishes. The Females bring forth only one 
70ung at a tim^e. They are by no means dan- 
:^erous ; for they never attack either Men or 
Dogs. Their flesh is white, tender, and Vv'ell- 
:asted. . This last fact seems to contradict what 
i s said by other travellers ; that the flesh of the 
'I^abiai has rather the taste of bad fish, than of 
good 
