OF WILD ANIMALS 2 6 9 



things on the ground below. In the great and beautiful Ani- 

 mallai Forest (of Southern India), in 1877 the tiger walked 

 abroad in the daytime, because men were few and weak, but in 

 the populous and dangerous plains he did his traveling and 

 killing at night, and lay closely hidden by day. 



Judging by the records of those who have hunted lions, 

 I think that naturally the lion has more courage and less fear of 

 bodily harm than any other wild animal of equal intelligence. 

 By reason of his courage and self-confidence, as well as his 

 majesty of physique, the lion is indeed well worthy to be called 

 the King of Beasts. 



Among the few animals that seem naturally bold and ready 

 to take risks, a notable species is the gray wolf. But is it really 

 free from fear? Far from it. When in touch with civilization, 

 from dawn until dark the wolf never forgets to look out for his 

 own safety. He fears man, he fears the claws of every bear, 

 he fears traps, poison and the sharp horns of the musk-ox. 

 Individually the wolf is a contemptible coward. Rarely does 

 he attack all alone an animal of his own size, unless it is a 

 defenseless colt, calf or sheep. No animal is more safe from 

 another than an able-bodied bull from the largest wolf. The 

 wolf believes in mass action, not in single combat. 



But there is hope for the harassed and nerve-racked children 

 of the wild. The Game Sanctuary has cornel Its area of safety, 

 and its magic boundary, are quickly recognized by the harried 

 deer, elk, sheep, goat and antelope, and right quickly do these 

 and all other wild animals set up housekeeping on a basis of abso- 

 lute safety. Talk about wild animals not "reasoning!" For 

 shame. What else than REASON convinced the wild moun- 

 tain sheep in the rocky fastnesses they once inhabited in terror 

 that now they are SAFE, even in the streets of Ouray, and that 

 "Ouray" rhymes with "your hay"? 



On account of his crimes against wild life, man (both civil- 

 ized and savage) has much to answer for; but each wild life sanc- 

 tuary that he now creates wipes out one chapter. From the 



