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region of his spine, where they are very numerous, 

 which are very noticeable through his somewhat 

 thin coat. His horns are quite straight and stand 

 out horizontally, and are therefore useless for 

 butting, but his keeper says he has a nasty knack 

 of striking with them sideways if annoyed. He 

 seems to have settled down very comfortably in 

 his new quarters, and certainly does not give one 

 the idea of being untameable or indeed even very 

 fierce, though we believe he has a shrewd temper 

 of his own. Certainly Lord Ferrers' s keeper, who 

 brought him to town, need have been under no 

 apprehension, as we believe was the case, that he 

 would prove more than the authorities at Kegent's 

 Park could manage, though, we may add that, 

 after the keeper had been shown round the 

 gardens, he materially altered his opinion, and 

 arrived at the conclusion that there were larger, 

 stronger, and probably fiercer animals in the 

 collection than even a young bull of the famous 

 Chartley breed of wild white cattle. 



