NATURAL HISTORY. 
Natural fagacity . — In countries uninhabi- 
ted by man, fome animals have been found 
in a kind of civil fociety, where they feemcd 
united in mutual friendlhip and benevolence ; 
but no fooner does man intrude upon their 
haunts, than their bond of fociety is dilTol- 
ved, and every animal fceks fafety in foli- 
tude. 
Cloathing of animals . — In the colder cli- 
mates they are covered with a fur, which 
preferves them from the inclemencies of the 
weather ; in the more temperate, they have 
Ihort, and in the warmer climates, they have 
fcarcely any hair upon their bodies. Thus we 
perceive that they are provided with cloathing, 
according to the nature of their fituation. 
Ferocity . — Where men are the moft bar- 
barous, animals are the moft ferocious. Thole 
produced in climates of extreme heat, polfels 
a nature fo favage, that they are fcarcely ever 
tamed. 
Food . — The place, as svell as the nature 
of their food, is adapted to the fiz,e and fpe- 
cies of the animal. Thofe feeding in vallies 
are generally larger than thofe that feek their 
food on mountains. In warm climates, their 
plenteous and nutritive food renders them re- 
markable for bulk. Milk is their firft ali- 
ment. 
Produce . — Beafts that arc large, ufelefs, 
and formidable, produce but few at a time, 
while thofe that are fmall, ferviceable, and 
inoftenlive, are more prolific. This feems 
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