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formation, with horns lowered and forelegs pawing 

 the ground, the animals present a truly formidable 

 defense. 



Perhaps it is this same nervousness that makes the 

 buffaloes such aggressive animals. I know of several 

 people they have killed ; they make an awful mess of 

 the body when they murder. Of course the buffaloes 

 are prey for the carnivores, but their wiry build and 

 combative disposition make them a tough meal to 

 secure. My warning to strangers is always that the 

 buffalo is one of the most dangerous customers on the 

 trail. He is a cutthroat from the word go. 



The wildebeest is one wild animal that has little 

 or no personality. He is strictly "cow." He chews 

 his cud and lies down when in a placid mood. At 

 other times he is like a colt in a paddock, nmning 

 about and kicking his heels in the air. Like the 

 buffalo, he is very much on the alert. And, like 

 many a hiiman being, he dashes away from the 

 slightest alarm, only to draw up after a wild gallop 

 and wonder what it's all about. 



The zebra is an animal with an interesting person- 

 ality. He is silly and stupid. He often seems to 

 stampede for the very deviltry of it and is a great 

 hand to stampede other game. He is a first-class 

 rowdy, always snapping and quarreling among his 

 own kind, which roam in big herds. As two fighters 

 dash through the herd, others turn and snap angrily 



