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againſt alfo almoſt alſo attack belly body breaſt breed Buffon Caracal cloſe colour confiderable creature defcribed deſtroy difpofition diſcovered diſtance diſtinguiſhed domeftic ears eaſily Elephant eſcape eyes faid fame feeds feems feet feizes feldom female feven fhort fide fimilar firſt fize fkin flender fleſh fmall foft fome fometimes fomewhat foon fore fpecies frequently ftrength ftrong fuch furniſhed Goat greateſt hair head himſelf hind Horfe horns Horſe hunting inches long inhabits iſland itſelf killed kind Lapland laſt lefs legs length leſs likewife lives male meaſure moft moſt muſt native nerally nofe noiſe North-America noſe numbers obferve prey purpoſe purſued quadrupeds reſembles round Ruffia ſcent ſeaſon ſeems ſeveral ſharp Sheep ſhort ſhould ſkin ſmall ſmaller ſmell ſmooth ſome Sparrman ſpecies ſpots Stag ſtate ſtripes ſuppoſed tail teeth thefe themſelves theſe animals thofe thoſe trees uſe Weafel wild young