DANGER FROM SAVAGE BUFFALOES 



these, the majority are in large fenced areas, and every zoolog- 

 ical park and garden contains as many head as it can prop- 

 erly accommodate. 



The Buffalo breeds readily in captivity, and is easily 

 cared for. The majority of captive animals are reasonably 







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AMERICAN BISON IN THE NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK. 



tractable, but occasionally an individual becomes savage and 

 dangerous, and requires either solitary confinement or shoot- 

 ing. The best place in which to exhibit a savage Buffalo is a 

 museum. Full-grown males must be watched closely for 

 signs of permanent ill temper, and a savage Buffalo should 



