Midrash for Chullin 120:33
(בראשית ב, ה) וכל שיח השדה טרם יהיה בארץ במעלי שבתא
R'Hanan B'Raba said: The shesu'ah<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Deut. XIV, 7. According to Rabbinic tradition the word , which in the E.V. is translated as 'cloven', is the name of a specific creature with the Peculiarities here stated.');"><sup>11</sup></span>
Sifrei Devarim
(Devarim 14:9) "This may you eat … (12) and this you may not eat, etc.": R. Akiva said: Was Moses a hunter or an archer (that he knew the signs of all the animals in creation)! Let this serve as a riposte to those who say there is no Torah from Heaven!
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