On the Earlier Notices Relative to the Natural History of the Giraffe (Classic Reprint)

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The magnificent triumph Of Julius Caesar over the East, on his return from his Egyptian campaign, was the first occasion on which a giraffe was seen at Rome; and the interest and astonishment ex cited by its singularity Of form and beauty Of colouring, are evidenced by the numerous notices which we find in the authors who treat Of this period. Varro (de Lingua Latina, lib. Iv.) speaks of the Camelopardalis as the animal lately brought over from Alexandria, resembling the camel in form, and the panther in markings - his predilec tion for the party Of Pompey, perhaps, restrammg him from giving more than this brief notice Of an animal, for the knowledge Of which Europe was indebted to the rival and conqueror of his Old com mander.

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