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had five Toes, and were webbed like thofe of a 
Goofe ; the Tail, which was fcaly, and in Form of 
the Blade of an Oar, ferved asa Rudder, with which 
(he fleer’d herfelf, efpecially when fhe fwam under 
Water, which (he would do for two or three Mi- 
nutes, and then come up to vent, fometimes railing 
her Noftrils only above Water: She fwam much 
fwifter than any Water-Fowl, moving under Water 
as fwift, I believe, as a Carp. The Hind-Legs being 
much longer than the Fore, made her walk but flowly, 
or rather waddle like a Duck when on dry Land j 
and if drove along faft, fhe could not run, but went 
by Jumps, flapping her Tail againft the Ground. 
Her Excrements were always black and extraordinary 
fetid ; her Urine turbid and whitilh, and very ftrong 
fcented. I never heard her make any Noife, except 
a little fort of a grunting, when driven fall and an- 
gred. She feemed very briflc, and thrived well with 
the above-mentioned Food, being turned into the 
Fountain to bath three or four times a Week ; but 
the Author of the Memoires de V Hijtoire des Ani- 
maux, above-cited, fays, that the Male Beaver they 
diifefted, had lived feveral Years at F erf allies with- 
out being permitted to go into theWater. Our Beaver 
had one Day Convulfion Fits, very like the Epilepfy 
in Men, from which (he recovered foon, and was 
very well after them, ’till at laft (he was kill’d by a 
Dog ; when fhe was fo torn, that we could fee no- 
thing Particular in the Heart , or in the Lungs. 
In the Abdomen the Liver and Kidnies were quite 
torn a-pieces. There were feveral Holes bit through 
the Stomach, out of one of which crawled a Worm 
about fix or feven Inches long, like a common Earth- 
Worm, 
