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dog is hurrying forward to their heels. This was my first obser- 

 vation of a movement which was repeated several times ; on each 

 occasion that the mother sought the cliff the dog would rush 

 forward, threatening her heels ; the goat and kid would then wheel 

 around, face the dog, charge from twenty to forty feet, and 

 retreat to the edge of the cliff, seeking to descend ; but in 

 each case, by threatening either the 

 mother or the kid, the dog stopped 

 this movement. Approaching near- 

 er, through a slight hollow, the 

 goat (Photograph 3a) is seen ready 

 for a charge, the head of the kid 

 appearing under her throat. Ap- 

 proaching still nearer, an excellent 

 view is obtained (Photograph 4), 

 just after another attempted descent. 

 The mother is standing at bay, while 

 the kid is at her heels looking back 

 over the edge of the precipice ; the 

 sun is shining on the front limbs 

 of the goat and on the side of the 

 kid, throwing the bodies partly into 

 shadow. The proportions are clearly 

 brought out, the bodies seem to be 

 quite long ; there is a decided hump 

 over the shoulders, and the head ex- 

 tends outward from the ewed neck. 

 Approaching still nearer, the distant 

 mountains come into view (Photo- 

 graph 5) ; the mother is just preparing for a third charge, and, 

 turning, again offers a fine profile with the kid in the rear. 



Tliird Series, Pliolograph lo. 



SECOND SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS. 



It appears every moment as if the pair would succeed in turn- 

 ing over the edge of the precipice, but after making a wide cir- 

 cuit in order to reach the sunny side of the animals they are still 

 seen held up by the dog. Both animals are decidedly warm, less 

 from their leisurely movements no doubt than from excitement, 

 which is not in the least expressed by activity. The mother and 

 the kid occasionally stamp with the forefeet and give a slight 

 toss of the head and horns. The ears of both are continually 

 moving to keep off' the flies. The changed position brings the 



