NATURALIST'S CABIWET. 



Ancient mode of killing wild cattle. 



horsemen drove off a bull from the rest of the 

 herd, until he stood at bay, when they dismounted 

 and fired. Sometimes on these occasions, twenty 

 or thirty shots have been fired before the animal 

 was subdued; in which case the bleeding victim 

 grew desperately furious from the smarting of 

 his wounds, and the shotrts of savage exultation 

 echoing from every side. But from the mnm- 

 rous accidents which happened, this dangerous 

 practice has been disused of late years, the park- 

 keeper generally killing the animal with a ritie- 

 gun at one shot. 



The cows of this species, at the time of partu- 

 rition, seek out some sequestered retreat, where 

 they conceal their young for a week or ten days ; 

 occasionally going to suckle them. The calves, 

 if approached by any one, clap their heads close 

 to the ground, and lie like a hare in form, to hide 

 themselves. This seems a proof of their native 

 wildness, and is corroborated by the following 

 circumstance, related by Dr. Fuller, author of 

 the History of Berwick. He found a hidden 

 calf about two days old, very lean and weak ; but 

 on his stroking its head, it got up, pawed tw r o or 

 three times like an old bull, bellowed very loud, 

 retreated a few steps, and bolted at his legs with 

 all its force: it then began to paw again, bellow- 

 ed, stepped back, and bolted as before. But 

 being aware of its intentions, he moved aside, 

 and it missed its aim, fell, and was so very weak, 

 that though it made several eifons it was unable 



