THE WILD CATTLE, 399 



respects, to have a near alliance to the really wild 

 cattle of the continent. 



The colour of their upper parts is a creamy 

 white. The muzzle is black, and about a third of 

 the outside of the ears is always red. Their horns 

 are white, with black tips: these are very fine,, and 

 bend upwards. Some of the Bulls have a thin, 

 upright mane, about an inch and a half or two 

 inches long; but they are entirely destitute of that 

 general shaggy appearance, in front of their bo- 

 dies, which distinguishes the wild breeds of the 

 continent. They, however, retain, in a great de- 

 gree, their original ferocity. They herd together ; 

 and are so wild that they will suffer no person to 

 approach them. At the first symptom of alarm, 

 they gallop off in a body to some distance, when 

 they stop, turn round, and gaze on the intruder. 

 If he continues to approach, they repeat the same 

 actions, every time presenting themselves nearer 

 to him ; and if he did not at last retire, they 

 would, doubtless, attack and destroy him. 



These animals never approach the house, or 

 those parts of the park that are much frequented ; 

 unless, the deep snows or severe weather of winter 

 depriving them of food, they are compelled, by 

 hunger, to leave their usual sequestered haunts, in 

 order to obtain the supplies that are necessary to 

 their existence. Since the Bulls would destroy their 

 offspring if they could discover them, the females 

 invariably hide them, during the first week or ten 



days 



