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lead on to the engagement; and the rest follow tinder their direc- 

 tion. Their combats are singular enough, from the disposition and 

 conduct by which their mutual efforts seem to be regulated. They 

 attack with order, and support and assault with courage; they 



Fallow Been 



come to the assistance of each other; they retire, they rally, and 

 never yield the victory upon a single defeat. The combat is re- 

 newed every day, till at length the most feeble side is obliged to 

 give way, and is content to escape to the most disagreeable part 

 of the park, where alone they can find safety and protection. 



From the age of two years till that of fifteen or sixteen, 

 the Fallow Deer is in a condition to produce ; and, in fine, resem- 

 bling the stag in all its natural habits, the greatest difference we 

 find between these two animals, is in the duration of their lives. 



The Wapiti is one of the largest of the deer tribe, often 



