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The ancestor of the domesticated ox is not well 

 known. But it is generally believed to be the Eu- 

 ropean bison (aurochs). It is probable that man 

 hunted cattle as "^^ild animals for a long time be- 

 fore he domesticated them. 



The American bison loves the grassy plains ; the 

 European, the forest ; while the Asiatic and Afri- 

 can species haunt the swamps and waters. The 

 domesticated ox, therefore, was originally a for- 

 est animal ; and it is still rather fond of roaming 

 in the woods. 



"BAYON'ET OF THE WILD OX" 



The ox was formerly used extensively as a draft 

 animal. But at the present time cattle are domes- 

 ticated chiefly for their milk and flesh. The horse 

 might be developed into a milk-producing animal, 

 if the time should come when man should cease to 

 be a flesh-eating animal. 



Mulies are a hornless breed of cattle that have 

 been developed by man. Wild cattle need horns. 



