. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. CUD-CHEWERS. 47 eyes. The Orientals, or inhabitants of the East, com- pliment a lady by comparing her eyes to those of the Gazelle. When taken young, though wild and timid, it is easily tamed, and becomes a great favorite. The Chamois, of the high mountains of western Europe, is about the size of a goat, of a dark brown color, and its horns, towards the summit, are bent back- wards like a hook. It is very shy, and on the slightest alarm bounds swiftly away over rocks and glaciers, along dizzy heights, where it would seem no animal could get a foothold, o
. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. CUD-CHEWERS. 47 eyes. The Orientals, or inhabitants of the East, com- pliment a lady by comparing her eyes to those of the Gazelle. When taken young, though wild and timid, it is easily tamed, and becomes a great favorite. The Chamois, of the high mountains of western Europe, is about the size of a goat, of a dark brown color, and its horns, towards the summit, are bent back- wards like a hook. It is very shy, and on the slightest alarm bounds swiftly away over rocks and glaciers, along dizzy heights, where it would seem no animal could get a foothold, often leaping upon a rock just large enough to receive its four feet placed together. Sheep and Goats. Sheep have the horns angular and directed back-. Y\g_ 67. —Mountain Slitcp, or 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 Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877; Tenney, Abby Amy Gove, 1836-. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book Co
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