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him in any numbers, but generally I believe their actions do not 

 as a rule pass beyond the threatening stage, their natural solici- 

 tude for their own safety and that of their families inducing them 

 to think better of aggressive warfare, and to attend strictly to the 

 preservation of their own skins. This is a fine large species, and 

 the long gray manes that cover their backs and shoulders, espe- 

 cially in the case of old males when they are very thick and 

 heavy, give them a rather majestic appearance. 



