CHAP. 27.—THE CAMELEOPARD; WHEN IT WAS FIRST SEEN AT ROME.
There are two others [Note] animals, which have some resemblance
to the camel. One of these is called, by the Æthiopians, the
nabun. [Note] It has a neck like that of the horse, feet and legs
like those of the ox, a head like that of the camel, and is
covered with white spots upon a red ground; from which peculiarities it has been called the cameleopard. [Note] It was first
seen at Rome in the Circensian games held by Cæsar, the
Dictator. [Note] Since that time too, it has been occasionally seen.
It is more remarkable for the singularity of its appearance
than for its fierceness; for which reason it has obtained the
name of the wild sheep. [Note]
