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70 the back ries to an arch: it is of a darkih colour and very much eamed: on each ide of it's jaws, within the mouth are four teeth or grinders; and two teeth which project outwards: in the male, they are tronger and thicker; in the emale, they are harper and maller: both male and female ue one, which is harp as a defenive weapon, and the other, which is blunted, to grub up trees and plants for food. The teeth of the male ometimes grow to the length of ten feet, and have been known to weigh three hundred pounds each: the teeth of the female, though les, are the mot valuable ivory. They naturally hed their teeth once in ten years, and bury them care-