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that of a Hog, but freighter and longer in Proportion, 
but ours was only two Inches , the four Paws had 
each five Toes, the Claws of which were black, long- 
and hollow, like thofe of the Caflor ^ the Toes of the 
Fore-paws were a little longer than tliofe. pf the Hind-* 
paws • the Soles without Hair ^ the Palms and Soles 
of thefe Fore- paws were covered with a foft and ten- 
der Skin 5 the Sole of the hinder Paw was long, hav- 
ing a Heel, at the Extremity of which there were fe- 
veral Scales a Line broad, and five or fix long, in all 
which they perfectly agreed. 
The Ears were round, like thofe of Rats, and co- 
vered at the Top with very fliort Hairs, and' in this 
they likewife both agreed, as they did in the Eyes, 
which were extreamly fmall and beautiful, but there 
was fome Difference in the Hair , for theirs was fhort, 
rough and knotty, blackifh on the Back and Head*, 
and the reft of the Body mixt with black and red ^ 
but in ours the Hair was long^ in Proportion to the 
Animal, efpecially on the Tail, and the whole was 
beautified with white and black Circles, which made 
it have a moft lovely Afped ; But from the Snout 
down all the Throat and Belly to the top of the Tail 
and the infide of the Legs, was of a reddifh ‘Colour. 
The Tongue of both theirs and ours was chopt with 
feveral Fiifures or Strokes, which made it rough to 
the Touch. The Incifores were fix in each Jaw ; The 
Cantni were very large, efpecially thofe of the lower 
Jaw-, but they did not turn up like Tufks as theirs 
did ^ their Figure was not round, blunt, or white, like 
thofe of a Dog, Wolf, or Lyon, but fharp, by the 
means of three Angles, which at the Extremity form’d 
a Point fharp like an Awl; As to their Colour, they 
were greyifh and fomewhat tranfparent ; The Gula 
was 
