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only one at a birth ; and suckles her young for 
two years. The Arabian merchants, every year, 
conduct troops of dromedaries into the provinces 
of Turkey and Persia ; where they procure camels 
to copulate with them ; and by thus crossing the 
breed, obtain a mongrel race, in which the vigour 
of the camel is united with the mild docility of the' 
dromedary. 
Wild camels are still found in the northern parts 
of India, and in the deserts on the coniines of China. 
They are possibly descended from a domestic race 
that may have accidentally become wild. Dr« 
Russel relates, that except in caravans coming 
from Bagdad to Bassora, the camel with two 
bunches is scarce ever seen in Syria. 
The Persian name of the camel is chotortork m 
boghor. 
Llama. 
In form and manners, this American quadruped 
bears so considerable a resemblance to the drome- 
dary and camel of Asia and Africa, that notwith- 
standing the inferiority of its size, naturalists agree 
in considering it as a congeneric species. The 
llama is scarce four feet and a half high, to the 
top of the shoulders, and not more than six feet 
in length. His neck is arched, but not so much as 
the camel's. His back does not rise to so large a 
bunch. His tail is graceful. His feet are elegant- 
ly formed. He has a bunch on his breast, which 
constantly exudes a yellowish, oily matter. His 
hair is long and soft. His colours are a beautiful 
clouding of black, white, and a dusky yellow. 
His body is often swelled with a considerable 
depth of fat, immediately under the skin. His 
head is not armed with horns. His nose is short 
