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by themselves, and flourished for a considerable period. 

 Unfortunately, however, one of the two has died since 

 the photograph was taken. 



Apart from the interest attaching to it as a primitive 

 island type, and as being the smallest representative of 

 the ox tribe, it cannot fairly be said that the anoa is a 

 very attractive animal. It has nothing specially to com- 

 mend it from an aesthetic point of view, being, in fact, 

 a rather ugly and ungainly creature ; and from its pug- 

 nacious disposition it is not adapted for turning out in 

 British parks among other horned animals. Moreover, 

 it has a decidedly delicate constitution, which alone 

 would be sufficient to render it unfit for this kind of 

 life. 



