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however, by the governor of Cadiz, and com- 
*'^itted to the care of Don Francisco de 
^heran, who had a fine zoological garden in 
Andalusia. Here Marshal Soult took them 
’^Uder his care, and Bory de St. Vincent, an 
^^inent naturalist, who accompanied the 
^fench army, studied their habits with great 
attention. From these observations, it ap- 
I^^ars that the fleece of the alpa-vicugna is 
'^'ich longer than that of any other variety, 
®^*^d six times as heavy. 
THE WILD BOAR. 
As the hog is one of the most prolific qua- 
'"’ipeds, it is also one of those which are most 
^^tensively diffused. It is found in almost 
latitude, except within the frigid zone, 
^^d thrives in every temperate climate ; and. 
