BUFFALO. 



' VRTJS, OR WILD BULL, 



An animal which greatly resembles the tame kind, 

 except in some trifling differences, which it probably 

 awes to its natural wiidness, in conjunction with the 

 luxuriance of ,the pastures fn which it ranges. It is 

 chieflv to be met with in the extensive plains and 

 forests of Lithuania, where it grows to an amazing- 

 size and bulk, being in these respects superior to 

 every other quadr-uped except the elephant. It is en- 

 tirely black, except a single stripe of white that runs 

 along the whole length of the back : its eyes are red 

 and fiery ; the horns thick and short ; the forehead is 

 ornamented with a bushy covering of thick curled 

 hair : the neck is short and strong, and the skin ex-: 

 hales an odour somewhat resembling musk. The 

 female, although much less than the male, exceeds ia 

 size the largest bulls produced in this country. 



THE BISON- 

 IS another animal which differs from the rest of th 

 ox kind, principally in having a large hump between 

 its shoulders, resembling the boss of the camel, only 

 with this difference/ that it is placed more forward. 

 The bison is furnished with a long shaggy mane, 

 which forms a beard under his chin. His head 

 is small, and his forehead wide ; his eyes fierce 

 and red, and his horns extremely expanded. He 

 is exceedingly wild and fierce, and the pursuit of ' 

 him is very dangerous, except in forests where 

 the .rees are large enough to conceal and secure 

 the hunters. The general method of taking this 

 .animal is by digging deep pits, covered over with 

 grass, on the opposite side of which some of the hun- 

 ters placing themselves, tempt the enraged creature 

 to pursue them, when, falling into the snare, he is 

 soon overpowered. 



THE BUFFALO 



Is another species of horned animal, which, by ks 

 appearance, seems to be of the cow kind, and in it* 

 form bears the most striking general resemblance to 

 the common ox. Its habits and propensities are also 

 similar, with respect to its aptitude for domestic uses, 

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