. Natural history. For the use of schools and families. Zoology. THICK-SKJlfNED QUADRUPEDS. 85 ' 147. The finest horses in the world are found in Ara- bia, and nowhere is this animal more highly prized. The Arab treats his horse as one of the family, permitting liim to live in the same tent with him, to feed from his hand, and even to sleep among his children. The mutual attachment between the horse and his master is there- fore often of the strongest character, and the most ex- travagant offers will sometimes fail to induce an Arab to part with his horse, even when pinching poverty makes thes
. Natural history. For the use of schools and families. Zoology. THICK-SKJlfNED QUADRUPEDS. 85 ' 147. The finest horses in the world are found in Ara- bia, and nowhere is this animal more highly prized. The Arab treats his horse as one of the family, permitting liim to live in the same tent with him, to feed from his hand, and even to sleep among his children. The mutual attachment between the horse and his master is there- fore often of the strongest character, and the most ex- travagant offers will sometimes fail to induce an Arab to part with his horse, even when pinching poverty makes these offers very tempting to him. 148. The Ass was domesticated probably before the Horse. It was, and is now, in many parts of the East, the beast usually ridden in civil life, the Horse being especially devoted to war. The care bestowed upon it there makes it really an elegant and spirited animal. The custom of having persons of distinction ride on white asses is of great antiquity, as appears from Judges v., 10, " Speak, ye that ride on white ; Some asses are fleeter than the Horse, as the Dzigguetai, Fig. 12, which inhabits the greater part of Central Mg. 72.—The Dzigguetai. 149. The Zebras, Fig. Y3 (p. 86), found in Southern Africa, live, like the horse, in troops, and, with their dis-. 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 Hooker, Worthington, 1806-1867. New York, Harper & Brothers
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