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most remarkable quadrupeds are the elephant, 
rhinoceros, hog, deer, oxen and buffaloes, bears, 
otters, the tiger, leopard, with wild and civet cats. 
The elephant is found in all the deep forests of 
the country, from one extremity to the other, and 
is peculiarly abundant in those of Pegu. The 
varieties do not differ specifically from the com¬ 
mon Asiatic elephant of naturalists, as was proved 
by the comparison of some teeth, which I brought 
home, with those of the Bengal elephant. The 
rhinoceros is the common Indian one, with a 
single horn. This animal is sufficiently abundant- 
in the forests of Pegu, but probably less so than 
the elephant. Both are hunted by the Karyens, 
and their flesh held not only to be esculent, but 
delicate. The hog, as in other parts of the East, 
is spread all over the wild parts of the country. 
Several species of deer exist, such as the Indian 
roe and stag. The latter is more frequent in the 
forests of Pegu, than I have ever heard of its 
being in any other part of India. Notwithstand¬ 
ing their religion, these are hunted by the natives 
for their flesh. The common mode of doing so 
is as follows :—the hunters assemble in a large 
party in the grassy plains, which are the favourite 
haunt of the deer, and forming a circle, gradually 
contract it, until the terrified animals are reduced 
within a very small compass. A fence of very 
frail materials, but quite sufficient to confine them 
in their terror, is then constructed ; and into these 
