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ceives any difagreeable objedfc near him, he 

 darts fuddenly upon it, making, at the fame 

 time, a moft hideous bellowing ; and it is very 

 difficult, on thefe occafions, to efcape his fury. 

 He is not fo much to be dreaded in the open 

 fields. His hair is red, and black in fome places. 

 They appear often in numerous flocks *. 



The 



* Note communicated by the Vicomte de Querhoent to 

 M. de Buffon. 



