OF NATURE, 
Affiongft quadrupeds Wild beajls are moft 
remarkably pernicious and dangerous to others* 
as the hawk kind among birds. But that they 
may not* by too atrocious a butchery* deftroy 
whole fpecies; even thefe are circumfcribed 
within certain bounds* Firft, as to the moft 
fierce of all, it deferves to be noted how few 
they are in proportion to other animals. Se- 
condly, the number of them is not equal in 
all countries. Thus F ranee and England breed 
no wolves , and the northern countries no tigers' 
or lions . Thirdly, thefe fierce animals fome- 
times fall upon, and deftroy one another. Thus 
the wolf devours the fox. The dog infefts 
both the wolf and fox ; nay wolves in a body 
will fometimes venture to furround a bear. 
The tiger often kills its own male whelps. 
Dogs are fometimes feized with madnefs and 
deftroy their fellows, or with the mange deftroy 
themfelves. 
Laftly, wild beafts feldom arrive at fo great 
an age as animals, which live on vegetables. 
For they are fubj'edt from their alcaline diet to 
various difeafes, which bring them fooner to 
an end. 
But although all animals are infefted by their 
peculiar enemies, yet they are often able to 
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