HISTORY 
 
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 ANIMALS. 
 
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 1843. 
 
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 Camel. 
 
 This is an ill-shaped crea- 
 ture, with two humps on his 
 back. But he is verv useful. 
 He is mild, strong, and pa- 
 tient, and of more value than 
 the horse or the cow He 
 
is very common in Arabia 
 and Africa. The people eat 
 their flesh, make butter and 
 cheese of their milk, and use 
 them in travelling across the 
 deserts. These deserts are 
 barren, sandy grounds, which 
 produce no trees, and no 
 grass, and where there is no 
 water for many miles. The 
 patient camel travels day af- 
 ter day over these vast des- 
 erts, and will sometimes go 
 more than a hundred miles 
 without food and water. It 
 would be impossible for the 
 people to cross these deserts, 
 were it not for the camel. 
 
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 Bear. 
 
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 The black bear is as tall 
 as a child four years old, and 
 as long as a bench on which 
 four or live children can sit. 
 He can be tamed, and will 
 then follow and obey his mas- 
 ter. He is able to learn ma- 
 ny curious tficks; but in 
 teaching him these foolish 
 things, the bear is often very 
 cruelly u^ed. 
 
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 The wolf is an animal of 
 the dog kind ; is about the 
 size of the largest dog. No 
 animal of his size is more 
 fierce. When he has nothing 
 to eat for several days, he will 
 leave the woods, and go in 
 search of sheep, dogs, or any 
 other living creature that he 
 can master, and will attack 
 man. 
 
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Ibex. 
 
 The ibex is principally 
 found on the Alps, the Pyren- 
 nees, and the highest moun- 
 tains of Greece. This ani- 
 mal will throw himself down 
 the steepest hills, and fall on 
 his horns in such a manner 
 as to remain unhurt. 
 
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 Antelope. 
 
 The antelope is a native 
 of Africa and Mexico. They 
 are of a restless and timid 
 disposition, and remarkably 
 swift and nimble. When 
 pursued, they will stop in the 
 midst of their course for a mo- 
 ment, gaze at their pursuers, 
 and then resume their flight