QUADRUPEDS. 
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are fattened for beef, their hides are tanned for 
leather, and their horns and bones are used for the 
manufacture of combs, knife-handles, and many other 
articles. In short, there is scarcely a part of these 
animals that is not highly useful to mankind. 
THE BISON. 
77. The Bison inhabits both parts of the Ameri- 
can continent ; and in North America immense herds 
are frequently seen. The Bison is a variety of the 
ox tribe. The fore parts of the body are very thick 
and strong ; the hinder are comparatively slender. 
The body is in many parts covered with long and 
shaggy hair. On the shoulders is a high protu- 
berance, which is a distinctive mark of the Bison. 
This hunch is considered a great delicacy by the 
Indians. 
78. These animals are so ferocious that they can- 
not safely be pursued except in forests. They com- 
Wliat countries does the Bison inhabit ? 
Describe the Bison. 
What is said of their ferocity ? 
