340 THE FALLOW DEER. 



disposition, for when called by name, it always 

 approaches the bars of its inclosure. It willingly 

 receives bread when put through these bars; but 

 it seldom fails to run with fury upon men or Dogs 

 who attempt to enter. In the year 1799, a person 

 who came to see the animals of the Menagerie, was 

 foolish enough to put into the inclosure a beau- 

 tiful little Dog that he had brought along with 

 him. In an instant the Buck tore up the animal's 

 belly with his horns. The owner of the Dog, 

 anxious to rescue him from further mischief, 

 leaped himself into the inclosure. The Buck left 

 the Dog, ran upon the man, threw him on the 

 ground, and lacerated his thigh in a most dreadful 

 manner ; nor was it without great difficulty that the 

 keepers were able to save him from the destruction 

 in which his extreme imprudence had nearly in- 

 volved him. 



The strength of this Buck is much greater than 

 what most persons would suppose from his size, 

 and the appearance of his body. The Does that 

 are kept along with him still preserve their native 

 wildness and timidity. They will come to the bars 

 of the inclosure when bread is offered to them; 

 but when they have received it, they always retire 

 with precipitation. 



Fallow Deer are not at present found any where 

 in Great Britain or Ireland, in a perfect state of 

 nature. They are., however, kept in the royal 

 forests, and in gentlemen's parks; and no country 



produces 



