Jungle By- Ways in India 



his vast bulk, is the shyest and most timid, 

 wariest, and the most difficult to approach. 



It is not only that he is possessed of almost 

 supernatural powers of hearing. He is also the 

 possessor of a nose which can pick up a scent of 

 danger at incredibly long distances away. In 

 addition to these two acute senses, so useful to 

 him for his self-preservation, there is the vast bulk 

 of a mighty body surmounted by a head bearing 

 massive horns which he makes use of when, 

 driven to bay and perhaps sorely wounded, he 

 charges down on his aggressor with a blind fury. 

 The great body is supported by strong clean legs, 

 adapted to carry him tremendous treks on end 

 once his ever-alert senses have assured him that 

 danger is present in his neighbourhood. 



Have you ever seen a fine bull bison on his 

 native heath to wit, on his native hill-side, or 

 standing in some shady bamboo-covered little 

 river-terrace during the heat of the day or again, 

 when, driven to bay or hard hit, with eye flashing 

 fire and hoof tearing up the turf beneath him, he 

 searches eagerly round for the enemy he is so 

 anxious to charge ! Gone now are the natural 

 shyness and timidity, for his slow temper and pas- 

 sions have been aroused, and he has but the one 

 wish common to all animals worthy of a place in 

 the world once they are roused to fight and to 

 kill. 



Watch the fine fellow. You cannot help ad- 



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