QUADRUPEDS. 
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THE CAMELOPARD. 
167. This singular quadruped is found only in 
the deserts and forests of Africa. The head resem- 
bles that of a deer, and has two horns of about a foot 
in length. The neck is very long and slender. The 
height of the animal, from the fore feet to the top 
of the head, is seventeen or eighteen feet. The 
fore legs are a foot and a half longer than the hinder 
ones. 
168. When the Camelopard is standing still, and 
viewed by a spectator in front, it resembles the trunk 
of a withered tree. Its defence is in its heels ; and 
its kicks are so extremely rapid, that they are suffi- 
cient to defend it against the lion. Like all other 
Where is the Camelopard only found ? Describe the Camelo- 
pard’s appearance. How does it defend itself? 
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