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would be possible to keep him within bounds. 

 But there are things known to man which 

 even a particularly strong and savage buf- 

 falo cannot break through, and he has no more 

 chance of getting out of his enclosure now 

 than a man in a stone prison— in fact not so 

 much. 



And, somehow, he seems to know it for he 

 stands there in moody silence with eyes fiery 

 red, or else shows his ill temper by "whoof- 

 ing" through his nostrils, or making curious 

 angry sounds under his breath. He does not 

 seem to have much affection for the cows 

 and calves; in fact, for the latter he seems 

 to have nothing but rank hatred, and the 

 moment either of the calves presumes to come 

 near his enclosure, he tries to butt at them 

 with his horns, or blows angrily through his 

 wire netting, when the calves walk off meekly. 



Black Beauty is one of the finest speci- 

 mens of buffalo in captivity, and he is at his 

 best in November or December. He then, has 

 his fully grown new coat for the winter, and 

 is ready to face anything. Those who live 



