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(Mammalia)

he imported a young English stallion, which with eight mares were running loose near the base the hills at Port William. On these hills there were two wild stallions, each with a small troop of mares; "& it is certain that these would never have approached each other without fighting. Both the wild stallions had tried singly to fight the English horse & drive away his mares, but had failed. One day they came in together & attacked him. This was seen by the capitan who had charge of the horses & he on riding to the spot, & he found one stallion engaged with the English horse, whilst the other was driving away the mares & had already got four away rest. The man capitan settled the quarrel battle by driving the whole party into the corral, for the wild stallions could not leave the mares.")

(The males of those animals which are already provided with highly efficient teeth, for gaining such as the carnivora, insectivora & rodents, are seldom furnished with special