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has dispelled the idea; but they are rare in that part of the 
world, their place being supplied by antelopes. Deer may at all 
times be easily recognised by their deciduous horns. 
The red deer, introduced some years since in this colony, 
throve very well, and I believe many roamed about in a wild state. 
Among the genus cervus , or true stag, there is one recently 
introduced into the Zoological Gardens of London, and would 
be a magnificent animal to acclimatise in this colony. It is the 
noble Wapiti deer (cervus Canadensis), a native of the northern 
parts of America, and said to be the only true stag found in the 
New World. It has a wide range, extending from 57 deg. north 
downwards. They breed every year in the society’s menagerie. 
It is a noble animal, and attains the largest stature of the whole 
group ; and some idea may be formed by the magnificent pair of 
antlers of one of these “ monarchs of the forest” recently brought 
from Puget’s Sound, on the North American coast, and which 1 
am enabled to exhibit to you through the kindness of Mr. 
Cuthbert, of Miller’s Point. Horns have been shed by these 
animals even when in confinement in the Zoological Gardens 
of London, weighing thirty-two pounds. Mr. Gatlin says he found 
at the foot of the ltocky Mountains a pair of shed antlers, which, 
when set upon their points, formed an archway, under which 
the tallest man in the party could walk without touching them. 
The yak of Thibet, a beautiful species of the bovine tribe, 
would be a desirable animal to introduce. It is covered with 
long glossy hair, which extends over the whole body, unlike any 
of the tribe, and is used in various manufactures. It is found 
both in a wild and domesticated state, is used as a beast of burden, 
and is valuable from being sure-footed in passing over the rugged 
mountains of its native country. The long hair is manufactured 
into cloth for tents, which is strong and impervious to wet; the 
same material is also made into ropes, and is found to lie stronger 
than hemp. The tails are highly valued in the eastern courts for 
chowries or fly whisks. The cow yields a large quantity of milk, 
and so rich as to produce better butter than any of the bovine species 
in Asia. They pasture upon the mountains and in the deep glens 
of their native country, affording the natives warm clothing and 
wholesome food. The soft fur which is found covering the hump 
and shoulders is manufactured by the Thibetians into a fine hut 
strong cloth. I saw several of these animals in the Zoological 
Gardens of Paris; and a cross between it and a cow produces a 
hybrid, a beautiful animal, uniting the good qualities of both 
parents. 
