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bulls charged him fearlessly, but ere he could reach him 

 with his horns the bear struck him a powerful blow along 1 the 

 back with his huge paws, and killed him immediately by break- 

 ing the spinal column. Nothing daunted at the fate of their 

 companion, the others charged vigorously, but two of them 

 were overpowered in less than three minutes. The survivors 

 plied their horns to such good advantage, however, that their 

 powerful assailant was glad to crawl away with broken ribs 

 and protruding riwrn, only to fall a victim to the hunter. 



The same man told me that he saw a pack of wolves chasing 

 a young calf, apparently about two months old, on one occa- 

 sion, and that the poor creature was so weak from loss of blood 

 and hard running that it must soon have fallen a prey to its 

 merciless pursuers had its life not been saved by a splendid 

 bull, which charged down so suddenly upon the hungry throng 

 that he hurled one of them into the air with a vehemence that 

 killed it when it returned to earth, and caused the remainder 

 to scamper away with the utmost celerity, as if they were 

 panic-stricken. He then escorted his young charge away, 

 and, although the prowlers followed them, they took excellent 

 care not to go too near for fear of the consequences. The two had 

 not travelled far before they met a herd, and this they joined, 

 the youngster taking its place in the middle with the cows and 

 calves. It is no unusual incident for wounded buffaloes to 

 be protected from wolves by those that are not, and the bulls 

 are certainly entitled to be classed in some characteristics with 

 the knights of old, who fought for love, not gold. 1 saw a 

 bull come to the aid of a wounded cow that was being pursued 

 by a horseman, run with her for a mile or two, and change 

 sides whenever the pursuer did, as if he would guard her from 

 all danger. His gallantry would have been rewarded but for 

 the fact that his companion was so badly injured that she 

 could not live, and the hunter thought it better to kill her 

 than leave her to be worried to death by wolves. Even cows 

 show courage occasionally, especially if assembled in numbers, 

 and boldly charge wolves that may threaten themselves or 

 their young. I knew one to dash after a hunter who was 

 trying to lasso her calf, and he only escaped her horns b\- 



