THE REINDEER. 
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their sixth year till the month of April. Soon after the old horn | ' 
has fallen off, a soft tumor begins to appear, which is soon cover- j 
ed with a down-like velvet ; this tumor buds forth every day like 
the graft of a tree, and, rising by degrees, shoots out the antlers ( 
on each side. The most common color of the stag is yellow, ( 
though there are many found of a brown and many of a red color. 
The Hind conceals its young with great care, in obscure retreats, 
and will expose herself to the fury of the hounds in order to draw 
them off from the place where she has concealed her F awn. 
THE REINDEER. 
/^^he Reindeer inhabits Norway, Lapland, and the northern 
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^jj, regions of Asia and America. It bears a resemblance to 
the stag, which it equals in size ; but it has shorter and 
stouter legs, and the hair is thicker round the neck ; its horns are 
from three to four feet in length, curving backwards from the 
base and returning towards the top, as illustrated in the engra- 
ving. The color of its skin, in summer, is a greyish brown, the 
lower part of the neck and belly being white ; in winter, however, 
it becomes lighter, and the hair is longer. In the summer season 
the reindeer feeds on grass, leaves and buds, and during the win- 
ter months it exists upon a peculiar lichen , called reindeer moss, 
