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viciousness, which renders it dangerous in 
domesticated state, is the more to be regi'^jj 
ted, as it has been discovered, since 
Clive introduced the first pair of nylgb^*** 
into this country, that they become naturali^® 
in our climate with little or no apparent i” 
convenience. This is not surprising, since 
know that they are spread over the vall®!^' 
and plains at the foot of the Hiraaleh ran^J 
where forest and heavy cover are at ban 
and modern travellers have discovered in tho* 
regions numerous herbs, plants, and 
which are also indigenous to Britain. Wa 
naturalized he is certainly a noble denizei^ 
our parks ; and the strong resemblance visi*^^ 
in the structure of his legs to the deer ki|’ 
in the shape of his head and some of his 
tures to the bovine tribe, and in the len,? 
and proportions of his body to the horse, 
ders him an interesting object to the phy®'*^ 
logical observer. 
