natural history 
JERBOA. 
These little animals commonly conceal 
their hands, or fore-feet, within their hair; 
which has induced some to imagine that 
they have only hinder-feet. When they 
move from place to place, they do not 
advance one foot before the other, but jump, 
or bound, about four or five feet at a time. 
This they do with the greatest ease and 
swiftness, holding themselves erect, like 
birds when they hop. on the ground. They 
are of a gentle nature, but not to be tamed 
beyond a certain limit. They burrow like 
rabbits, and in much less time. They lay 
up a store of grass about the latter end of 
summer, in their habitations, and, in cold 
countries, remain in them during the winter. 
They are found in Syria, Barbary, &c. 
