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dies, and gives way to no remedy yet difcovered. The mofi part of the
milk and butter required by the Europeans; the natives ufing neither;
is fupplied by them ; and the milk is richer than what is there produced
by the cow; but not in the fame quantity.
Though we have given to the carbow, the name of btiffaloe, it is an
animal very different from that known in the fouthern parts of Europe,
by the fame appellation, from the hide of which the buff leather is fuppofed
to be manufactured. This, from the defcription given in fome
of our books of natural hiftory, refembles what we call in India, the
Madagafcar bull; efpecially in the flefhy protuberance rifing from the
neck, and extending over the fhoulder. The carbow is a beaft of greater
and more equal bulk, in the extent of the barrel. The legs are fhorter
than thofe of the ox ; the hoofs larger; the horns, which ufually turn
backward, but fometimes point forward, are always in the plane of the
forehead, differing in that rcfpect from thofe of all other cattle. Excepting
near to the extremities, the horns are rather fquare than round ;
contain much folid fubftance, and are valuable in manufacture. The
tail hangs down to the middle joint of the leg only, is fmall, and terminates
in a bunch of hair, which is very rare in all parts of the body;
fcarcely ferving to cover the hide. The neck is thick and finevvy, nearly
round, but fomewhat flatted at top; and has little or no dewlap dependant
from it. The organ of generation in the male, has an appearance,
as if the extremity were cut off. It is not a falacious animal. The female
goes nine months with calf, which it fuckles during fix, from four
teats. When croffing a river, it exhibits the Angular fight, of carryingthe
young one on its back. It has a weak cry, in a fharp tone, very unlike
the lowing of oxen.
The luxury of the carbow confifls in rolling itfclf in a muddy pool,
which it forms in any fpot, for its convenience, during the rainy weather.
This it enjoys in a high degree, dexteroufly throwing with its
horn, the water and flime, when not of a fufficient depth to cover it, over
its back and fides.. Their blood perhaps is of a hot temperature, owing to
which.