Natural History, by Pliny the Elder, Reading 1
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Among the Same People, There Is Also Found an Animal Called Metacora
The wild bowls which this country produces are the fiercest of all. They are larger than our domestic bowl and exceed all the others in swiftness. The height of this animal is as hard as flint and effectually resists all wounds. These creatures pursue all the other wild beasts while they themselves can only be taken in pitfalls where they always perish from excess of rage.
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