INTRODUCTION. 
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Quadrupeds have four legs, warm blood, and suckle 
their young. They may be divided generally into the 
hoofed kind and clawed kind. 
The hoofed quadrupeds consist of the horse kind, the 
cow kind, the sheep kind, the deer kind, and the hog kind. 
They are all, with the exception of the hog, herbivorous , 
that is, they feed altogether upon vegetables. They con 
tribute more to our necessities than all other animals, and, 
when properly domesticated, are uniformly kind and do- 
cile. They are also gregarious , associating in herds for 
mutual support and defence. 
The clawed quadrupeds consist of the cat kind, the 
dog kind, the weasel kind, the hedgehog kind, the am- 
phibious kinds, and the winged quadrupeds. 
The cat kind includes the lion, tiger, leopard, &c. 
Like the cat, they all have strong claws, which they can 
sheathe or open at pleasure, and they all spring upon 
their prey. They are a cruel, untameable and ferocious 
race, and live in a solitary, unsocial manner. They are 
carnivorous , feeding entirely upon flesh. 
The dog kind are all remarkable for their sagacity. 
They are gregarious in a wild state, often associating for 
purposes of rapine and plunder. They are carnivorous , 
although they can eat vegetable food. The wolf, fox, and 
jackal belong to this class. 
The amphibious kinds are such as live a part of their 
time in water, as the beaver, otter, muskrat, &c. By 
winged quadrupeds are meant the bat tribe, which have 
all the great distinctions which mark the quadruped, 
their wings being only an extension of the skin. There 
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