266 Of the Wheel Animat .. 
Having often pulled in and thruft out dii$- 
Short Head, fometimes with and fometimes 
without the Wheel-work , the Creature,, as if 
weary, remained motionlefs for a While, and 
then very fiowly protruded its long Neck un¬ 
der its own Body, as a t fig* foon after 
which it fwam backwards and forwards ex¬ 
tending its Neck, and turning it about every 
Way with wonderful Agility, as if in Search 
of Prey, Twice or thrice it altered the Form 
of its Body, and difpofed its long Neck in 
the Manner of fig. 6, 
Being now without Fear oflofing our Ob¬ 
ject, we changed our Glaffes feveral Times, 
and continued our Observations till we were 
fully Satisfied .of its Transformation pand the 
Figures herewith given were taken by my 
Son (who has been much ufed to make 
Drawings from the Micrpfcope) during this 
Examination. 
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CHAP. VI. 
Of the Wheeler, or Wheel Animal 
T HE Royal Society having been pleafed 
to accept very favourably a Description 
of this little Creature, addreffed to Martin 
Folkes, E% their worthy Prefident; as I find 
po Reafon fince that Time for altering any 
Part thereof, I Shall give it here in the fame 
Form and Words 
