There are two varieties of the camel, one of which is called the dromedary. The camel has two bunches or protuberances on the back; the dromedary only one. The camel is a most useful animal on the sandy deserts of Africa and Asia. He can travel fifty miles in a day, carry more than a thousand pounds weight, and pass several days without drink. He can also carry a supply of water in a kind of sack in his stomach. The elephant is the largest of all land animals, and is the most intelligent. In shape he resembles the hog. He has two large tusks and a proboscis or trunk, which is a strong muscular tube which he can extend or contract, and with which he feeds himself. The elephant is nine or ten feet high; his body inclu-ding the head is about twelve feet, and his tail five. He bears great burdens and draws weights which six horses cannot move. He has courage, prudence, and coolness joined with obedience. His voice is loud but not so alarming as the roar of the lion. The lion is called the king of beasts. He is a na tive of the hot climates of Asia and Africa. He is a fierce, rapacious animal, that will leap upon a man, and tear him in pieces in a moment. His length is about eight feet including the tail, which is three feet or more long. The height of his back is three feet from the ground. His head is large, his nose thick, his mouth is armed with numerous and strong teeth, his eyes are fiery, quick, and hollow; his shaggy mane is a great ornament to his thick neck and shoulders. The nature and qualities of the lion belong also to the lioness, except that she has no mane. Unless destroyed by force they are supposed to live as long as men. அமைவு Disposition குணம் தள்ளுதல் டத்தக்கது/ Affectionate நேசம் Benefit பிரயோசனம் Preclude நீக்குதல் Arabia ஒருதேசம் Approba- மெச்சிக்கொள் Nourish - ஆதாரம் ளுதல் - உவப்பு ment போசனம் tion A youth, who lived in the country, and who had not acquired, either by reading or conversation, any Pasture மேய்ச்சல் |