CHAPTE R III. 
Tu e small island of Bombay does not afford the variety of ani- 
mated nature found on the adjacent continent: which abounds 
with tigers, leopards, wild-hogs, antelopes, deer of many kinds, 
hares, rabbits, and smaller animals; the elephant and the rhino- 
ceros are common in several parts of India. Armadillos, hyenas, 
porcupines, and others of less note, are to be seen in most places; 
but jackals, squirrels, and hedgehogs, are the only wild animals 
on Bombay. Salsette, and the Mahratta shores, supply its mar- 
kets with plenty of oxen, sheep, goats, kids, poultry, butter, and 
every other necessary of life. 
The mus malabaricus, or bandicoote rat, frequently undermine 
warehouses, and destroy every kind of merchandize; so that they 
are a dangerous enemy. The musk-rats, though small, are nearly 
as destructive, and have a most disagreeable smell; if one of these 
vermine gets into a chest of wine, every bottle it passes over smells 
so strong of the animal, and acquires such a disagreeable flavour, 
that it cannot be drank. 
Nor are the ants less obnoxious; they vary in shape, size, and 
colour; the largest are black, near an inch long, and of great 
strength; their bite is painful, and blood frequently follows the 
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