. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. ) the (luillM uxtmctcd iviiig on trcef. for 288, especially their he quills lire much The length of the !8 or quills arc from V, hind-qunrtors.) u(l Paraguay. It is animal \h generally liana, the Agouti i» 1, but it appears that !ien pursued, it runs t soon endeavours to )t8 of a tree, when it lout any resistance, feeds oil vegetables, Vest India Islands it est to the plantei-s. NATURAL niSTOUY. Sub-family d. Ilydrochmvina. IIydhoch^hus.—(ar.'TSwp, water; x"'?"-1 rejoice.) lia. Capybdra, the Vapyhdra
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. ) the (luillM uxtmctcd iviiig on trcef. for 288, especially their he quills lire much The length of the !8 or quills arc from V, hind-qunrtors.) u(l Paraguay. It is animal \h generally liana, the Agouti i» 1, but it appears that !ien pursued, it runs t soon endeavours to )t8 of a tree, when it lout any resistance, feeds oil vegetables, Vest India Islands it est to the plantei-s. NATURAL niSTOUY. Sub-family d. Ilydrochmvina. IIydhoch^hus.—(ar.'TSwp, water; x"'?"-1 rejoice.) lia. Capybdra, the Vapyhdra. The Ca I'DARA or Chiguira is the largest of all the Kodentia. At fii-st sight it looks very like a pig, and its skin is covered thinly with hairs like bristles, which add to the resenibhmce. It inhal)its the borders of lakes and rivers iu many i)artK of Southern America. During the day, it hides among the thick herbage of the banks, only wandering forth to feed at night, but when alarmed, it instantly makes for the water, and escapes by diving. It is hunted for the sake of its flesh, which is said to bo remarkably good. The Jaguar appears to be of the same opinion, for he is the most terrible enemy of this creature, destroying immense numbers. The food of the Capybara consists of grass, vegetables and fruits. Its lengtli is about tliree feet six inches. Tlie Guinea-pig or Cavy belongs to the sub-fiimily Caviino. It was originally brought from South America, and is fre- quently domesticated in England. Its beauty is its only recommendation, as it shows little intelligence, and is never used for food. Children, however, and jjarticulnrly schoolboys, ai-e fond of keeping Ciuinea-pigs, as they are wonderfully pro- lific, easy to manage, and do not make much noise. They are popularly supposed to keep off rats, and are therefore usually patronized in coimexion with Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally
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