ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN 



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Charging 



TWO PHASES OF STANLEY'S TEMPER 



liis keeper through the fence. Submitting' to the keeper's curry-cc 



lb and brush. 



and it required unremitting care to keep the 

 enclosure in a condition that would hold him 

 safe. 



His debut with the herd was marked by 

 royal combats with the Gould and Whitney 

 bulls, but as he had never known a master, 

 a few seasons made him the unquestioned 

 leader. 



As a fighting machine he was irresistible; 

 his courage was indomitable and when 

 thoroughly aroused his anger was superb. 



When the herd was brought up to the shel- 

 ter house at night, it required considerable 

 strategy to open the gates and escape from 

 the yards before Stanley might rush through; 

 and at all times it was necessary for two men 

 to handle the situation; one to entice him 

 along the dividing fence and the other to 

 open the gate. Occasionally Stanley pre- 

 vented the plan's successful accomplishment, 

 and through such a circumstance Quinn nearly 

 lost his life. 



As soon as the keeper appeared in the yard, 

 the herd would rush to the gate, and to open 

 it with Stanley in the foreground was very 

 hazardous. The second keeper would then 

 attract the bull's attention and lead him 

 along the fence, with Stanley making furious 

 charges at him through the wires. When a 

 safe distance was gained, the gate was thrown 

 open, the herd rushed through and both men 

 escaped as best they could. 



Upon the occasion of Quinn's narrow es- 

 cape, the same procedure was carried out. 

 Stanley was enticed away, fighting the man 

 through the fence, and when the favorable 

 moment arrived, Quinn opened the gate. 



Miscalculating the distance, Quinn acted too 

 quickly. Stanley turned like a flash, and before 

 Quinn, who instantly realized his error, had 

 run ten feet, the elk was upon him. Catching 

 the man upon his antlers, he gave him a furious 

 toss that stretched him flat upon the ground. 



A fleeting glimpse of the second keeper 

 turned the elk from Quinn to his other foe. 

 Leaving Quinn to scramble to his feet the 

 elk rushed toward the other keeper who, hav- 

 ing ample time and realizing his peril, 

 speedily climbed the fence and escaped. 



Finding that both men were out of his 

 reach, Stanley turned to the shelter house, 

 where the carpenters were preparing to shingle 

 the building, and completely demolished the 

 scaffolding that they had erected. His wrath 

 having been appeased, he walked leisurely 

 into the corral where his companions were 

 quietly feeding. 



If the bull had not followed the assisting 

 keeper, Quinn surely would have met a violent 

 death; as it was he was severely bruised and 

 felt the effects of the attack for many days. 



Despite Stanley's relentless animosity, Quinn 

 regarded his endless attempts upon his life 

 with complacency, and his admiration for his 

 charge never varied. He was tireless in his 

 attention, and the elk's splendid condition 

 was in great measure due to his care. 



In a measure the regret that is felt for 

 Stanley's loss, is compensated by som" of the 

 offspring that he has left behind. They are 

 the best bred elk that we have reared from 

 any stock that has as yet come to our col- 

 lections, and in Stanly II we have almost an 

 exact counterpart of Stanley I. E. R. S. 



