44 MARVELS OF THE ANIMAL WORLD 



once again undergo a process of elimination, the 

 selected ones being allowed to run wild until they 

 are between five and eight years old, at which age 

 they are considered fit to enter the ring. One by 

 one their turn comes to face the ordeal for which 

 they have been prepared. Amidst the applause of 

 the public they enter the arena, and, with a courage 

 worthy of a better cause, the noble beasts give 

 their lives for the amusement of the spectators. 



