. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . opes of seeing it is fat; and the flesh is tender, but, like that of the otter, rather of a fishytaste ; the head, however, is not bad; and this agrees with what is said ofthe beaver, whose exterior parts have a taste like fish. The cabiai is quiet and gentle; it is neither quarrelsome nor ferociouswith other animals. It is easily tamed, comes at call, and willinglyfollows the hand that feeds it. We do not know the time of their bringingforth their youn
. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . opes of seeing it is fat; and the flesh is tender, but, like that of the otter, rather of a fishytaste ; the head, however, is not bad; and this agrees with what is said ofthe beaver, whose exterior parts have a taste like fish. The cabiai is quiet and gentle; it is neither quarrelsome nor ferociouswith other animals. It is easily tamed, comes at call, and willinglyfollows the hand that feeds it. We do not know the time of their bringingforth their young, their growth, and consequently the length of life of thisanimal. They are very common in Guiana, as well as in Brazil, in Ama-zonia, and in all the lower countries of South America. 1 Sydrocharua capybara, Lis. The jcmis Hydrochccrus has two upper and two lowerincisors ; no ; ten upper and eight lower molars. Molars composed of laminae ;eyes larire; cars rounded : tore feet with four, the hinder ones with three palmatcd toes;qo tail; two mammae; hair scattered and bristly. MAMMALIA—GUINEA-PIG. 261 THE GUINEA-PIG i. Though originally a native of the warm climates of Brazil and Guinea,lives, however, and breeds in temperate and even cold countries, providedit is properly taken care of. Its skin is of little or no value; and the flesh,diough people may, and actuallydo eat it, is very indifferent food; a cir-cumstance which might, in some measure, be removed, were they to bereared in warrens, where they might have air, space to range in, and aproper choice of herbs. Those which are kept in houses have nearly thesame taste as the house rabbit; and of those which have passed the sum-mer in a garden, the taste is less disagreeable, but is still insipid. The Guinea-pig is much less than the rabbit; its upper lip is only halfdivided; it has two cutting teeth in each jaw; large and broad ears; itshair is of different colors, white, varied with orange and black, in irregular
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