Edinburgh journal of natural history and of the physical sciences edinburghjournal01macg Year: 1835 THE EDINBURGH JOUENAL OF NATUEAL HISTOEY, AND OF THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES. AUGUST, 1836. ZOOLOGY. DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATEâTHE GIRAFFE (Cametopardalis ffiraffa). It was long a matter of doubt in raodern times, whether there existed such an animal as the Giraffe. This doubt was, however, set finally at rest by the zeal and exertions of the indefatigable traveller Levaillant, who saw, chased, overtook, and killed one in the interior of Africa. The Giraffe is the tallest of quadrupeds, measuring eig
Edinburgh journal of natural history and of the physical sciences edinburghjournal01macg Year: 1835 THE EDINBURGH JOUENAL OF NATUEAL HISTOEY, AND OF THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES. AUGUST, 1836. ZOOLOGY. DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATEâTHE GIRAFFE (Cametopardalis ffiraffa). It was long a matter of doubt in raodern times, whether there existed such an animal as the Giraffe. This doubt was, however, set finally at rest by the zeal and exertions of the indefatigable traveller Levaillant, who saw, chased, overtook, and killed one in the interior of Africa. The Giraffe is the tallest of quadrupeds, measuring eighteen feet from the hoofs to the tip of the horns. In its native wilds it feeds principally on a tree called Acacia Giraffce. Mr Richard Davis, animal painter to the King, who studied the manners of the young one which arrived in this country in August 1827, says, *' In its natural habits, I cannot conclude that the Giraffe is a timid animal, for, when led out by its keepers, the objects which caught its attention did not create the least alarm, but it evinced an ardent desire to approach whatever it saw; no animal was bold enough to come near it. Its docile, gentle disposition, leads it to be friendly, and even playful, with such as are confined with it; a noise will rouse its attention, but not excite its fear. ' I do not think it very choice of its food when out, so that it be green and sweet. It is fond of aromatics; the wood of the bough it also eats; our acacia, and others of the mimosa tribe, it did not prefer ; and it never attempted to graze ; it seemed a painful and unnatural action when it endeavoured to reach the ground. I have seen it try to do so when excited by an object which curiosity led it to examine; its feet were then two yards apart. It was constantly in motion when the doors of its hovel were open; but it had no sense of stepping over any obstruction, however low. 'It is asserted by travellers, that it resembles the Camel, in having callosities on the br
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