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which he is supplied, and appears to have settled 

 down comfortably in his new quarters in the Ante- 

 lope House, in the stall next to those occupied by 

 the Indian cattle belonging to the Prince of Wales. 

 He shows no signs of wildness, in the sense of 

 being frightened by his surroundings, but at the 

 same time appears to be anything but an amiable 

 character, as he will not allow his keeper to enter 

 his stall, and has rather a startling trick of sud- 

 denly striking at the bars in a very suggestive 

 manner, when anyone is looking at him. If, as 

 we hope may be the case, he should live to 

 maturity, it will be most interesting to watch his 

 development, and especially to see whether constant 

 care and attention will not have the effect of 

 rendering him, if not tame, at least amenable to 

 discipline. Should he, however, retain his present 

 ferocity as he increases in size and weight, he will 

 be anything but a pleasant animal to manage. 



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