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to be by the dexterity with which it would bury itself in the Earth by means of its fore paws, but on watching its general motions, it struck me as having much of the manner & motions of a Bear - Its head is large - particularly the forehead above the Eyes where its breadth appeard uncommon for a creature of that size & tapers to the Nose which is a hard grissly Substance as if usd for removing the Earth when burrowing - Its teeth are, in each Jaw forward, two Cutters, long & sharp, - like those of the Kangooroo - then a space of an inch of naked gum, from which the grinders begin & are strong & well set, but has no appearance of being a carnivorous Animal as far as I can judge from its teeth -
Its Eyes are small & black, its Ears short & pointed, its Paws are something like the Bear, & all its motions partake of that Animal, it is not so Swift, but a Man can overtake it, for it gallops exactly in the awkward manner in which a Bear runs; there is something uncommon the make of its hind parts, from the hip joint the posterior do not round off like most other Animals, but fall suddenly down quite flat in a sloping direction, commencing [space] from the Hip joint & descending with this flat shape to the Knee Joint of the hind legs, from this Joint to the Toes it appears to tread flat upon the ground; Its Tail is so very short that it is scarcely discoverable in its common state, its Colour is a light or cream colourd brown intermixed with coarse black hairs - This Animal has lately been discoverd to be an Inhabitant of the interior of this Country also, its flesh is delicate meat - the Mountain Natives call it Wombach this one is a female & has the false belly for the security of its young.. -
I judge the weight of this creature to be about 40 lb.