WILD MULE, 
•behind some tQixib, or conceal themselves in a ; 
ditch, that they may snoot them v/hen they ' so 
approach to drinlc, or .to eat the salt of the ol 
.desart. sn 
F;-om the habitual timidity and shyness of 
the Wild Mule, and it's guarded circnmspec- 1^ 
-tion, as well as it's excjuisite senses of hearing w 
and smehing, it is not easily taken by snr- ev 
prise. The male, who is chief of the herd, o 
keeps constantly on the watch; and when he ; ii: 
■perceives a hunter has got near them., by creep- 
ing along the ground, he fetches a large circ ait, 
and traverses round and round, to ascertain ' n 
the degree of danger. As soon as lie is satis- h 
-fied, he rejoins the herd, and they fly off with oi 
a precipitation which sets all pursuit at defiance. la 
Sometimes, however, this curiosity costs him oi 
his life ; when he approaches sufficiently near iii 
for the bullet of the hunter to' reach him.. It in 
has been observed that, in wet or siormy wea- , m 
■ther, these animals seem very dull, and less sen- iii 
^iible of the approach of mankind. The dul- I 
ncss, however, is probably no more than that ' re 
which other animals feel in bad weather ; and 
men, as well as beasts, are at such times often 
successfully 
