NATURALISTS CABINET. 



Numerous herds in Catfraria Cruel disposition. 



soon appeased : and when the animals were 

 brought to the beach, it was by their assistance 

 in twisting roptes about their legs, that the men 

 were enabled to throw them down, and by that 

 means get them into the boats. It is also parti- 

 cularly worthy of remark, that they had not been 

 a day on board before they became perfectly 

 gentle. 



In the plains of Caffraria the buffaloes are so 

 common that a hundred and fifty, or two hun- 

 dred of them may be frequently seen grazing in 

 the plains, toward the approach of night ; but 

 during the day, they lie retired among the woods 

 and thickets. 



Their disposition is equally savage and trea- 

 cherous: as they frequently conceal themselves 

 among the trees, and wait the approach of some 

 unfortunate passenger, who has no chance to 

 escape but by climbing up a tree, if he is fortu- 

 nate enough to be near one. Flight is of no 

 avail; for he is speedily overtaken by the furious 

 animal, who, not contented with throwing him 

 down and killing him, stands over him even for 

 a long time afterwards, trampling him with his 

 hoofs, and crushing him with his knees; and not 

 only mangles and tears the body to pieces with 

 his horns and teeth, but likewise strips off the 

 skin, by licking it with his tongue. Nor does 

 Tie perform all this at once, but often retires tQ 

 tome distance from the body, and returns with 



