. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . 174 HISTORY OF THE LONG-NOSED TAPIIR,[Hippopotamus Terrejlrisj Lin.—Le Tapir, BufF.) Is the Hippopotamus of the new world, and has by fomeauthors been miftaken for that animal. It inhabits thewoods and Iivers on the eaftern fide of South-America,from the ifthmus of Darien to the river of the Amazons.—It is a folitary animal, fleeps during the day, and goesout in the night in fearch of food; lives on grafs, fu-gar-canes, and fruits. If difturbed, it takes to the water,fwims with great eafe, or plunges to the bottom
. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . 174 HISTORY OF THE LONG-NOSED TAPIIR,[Hippopotamus Terrejlrisj Lin.—Le Tapir, BufF.) Is the Hippopotamus of the new world, and has by fomeauthors been miftaken for that animal. It inhabits thewoods and Iivers on the eaftern fide of South-America,from the ifthmus of Darien to the river of the Amazons.—It is a folitary animal, fleeps during the day, and goesout in the night in fearch of food; lives on grafs, fu-gar-canes, and fruits. If difturbed, it takes to the water,fwims with great eafe, or plunges to the bottom j and,like the Hippopotamus, walks there as on dry ground. It is about the fize of a fmall Cow: Its nofe is longand flender, and extends far beyond the lower jaw, form-ing a kind of probofcis, which it can contra«5l or extendat pleafure ; each jaw is furniflied with ten cutting teeth,and as many grinders; its ears are fmall and ere£t; itsbody formed like that of a Hog; its back arched ; legsihort •, and hoofs, of which it has four upon each foot. HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 175 fmall, b
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