. Elements of zoology, or, Natural history of animals / ed. by Reese. Zoology. RUMINANTIA THE BISON. 115 by the Hindoos, is supplied with food in grod* prorusion, and leads an indolent life. When left to themselves, their form changes ; they become less bulky and more active, and the hump, in particular, greatly diminishes. Some of the tropical races of oxen are no larger than a hog. 151. Amongst the undomesticated species of this family, which have all a strong general resemblance to each other, and are the most powerful and savage animals of the Avhole order, may be noticed the European
. Elements of zoology, or, Natural history of animals / ed. by Reese. Zoology. RUMINANTIA THE BISON. 115 by the Hindoos, is supplied with food in grod* prorusion, and leads an indolent life. When left to themselves, their form changes ; they become less bulky and more active, and the hump, in particular, greatly diminishes. Some of the tropical races of oxen are no larger than a hog. 151. Amongst the undomesticated species of this family, which have all a strong general resemblance to each other, and are the most powerful and savage animals of the Avhole order, may be noticed the European bison, which was formerly spread over Europe, but is now re- stricted to Lithuania and the Caucasian region ; the Ame- rican bison, commonly called buffalo, which inhabits all the temperate parts of North America; the Indian buffalo,. Cape Buffalo. of which there are several different races (in one, the horns include a space of ten feet from tip to tip), of which some have been domesticated ; the Cape buffalo, an extremely 202. Describe the varieties of this family. 203. What of the bison and buffaloes ?. 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 Reese, David Meredith, 1800-1861. New York : A. S. Barnes
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