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they approach maturity, becoming wanderers for life unless they can re- 

 establish themselves, or gain a footing in other herds ; and this can only be 

 done by killing or driving off the leading bull. Of course many are doomed 

 to a solitary life, and roam far from the haunts of their fellows. There is 

 no danger of the buffaloes mixing with the herds of the settlers, as the 

 antagonism between these cattle races is pronounced and insurmountable. 



The Botanical Gardens, Adelaide. 



