. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. 168 VEKTEBRATES. They are diminutive in their size, very vicious, and difficult to tame. They are found wild in several other parts of the African continent, but the wretched inhabitants are sunk in such ignorance. Wild Horse. and indolence, so unacquainted with the services they are calcu- lated to render to man, that they make no more attempt to tame them than to tame lions. In Spanish America there is an abund- ance
. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. 168 VEKTEBRATES. They are diminutive in their size, very vicious, and difficult to tame. They are found wild in several other parts of the African continent, but the wretched inhabitants are sunk in such ignorance. Wild Horse. and indolence, so unacquainted with the services they are calcu- lated to render to man, that they make no more attempt to tame them than to tame lions. In Spanish America there is an abund- ance of wild horses. There is little doubt that they are descended from the Andalusian breed, originally introduced from Spain by the first conquerors. The Arabian horses are of a more slender make, leas showy, bu beautifully limbed, more hardy, and reckoned much fleeter. Of all countries in which the horse runs wild, Arabia produces the most beautiful breed, and also the most generous, swift, ana persevering. They are found in small numbers in the deserts of that country, and are so highly valued by the natives, that they employ every stratagem for obtaining them. It is probable that Arabia was the original country ol' the horse, since there the utmost care is taken not to cioss, but main-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Philadelphia : Crawford & Co.
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