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proaehing, till at length he is so much exhausted 
as no longer to be able to stand against them, but 
quietly submits to be taken alive. It sometimes 
happens, however, that he has sufficient strength 
left to stand at bay, in which case he is seized from 
behind, but seldom in this case before some one is 
wounded. This mode of hunting is merely adopted 
as a recreation, and is called f<r the dance of the 
deer. 1 * 
Much has frequently been said of the extreme 
long life of the stag, and many wonderful stories 
have been related by naturalists respecting it ; 
but there is great reason for supposing that this 
animal does not often reach the age of fifty years. 
Fallow deer. 
The fallow deer is smaller than the stag, of a 
brownish bay colour, whitish beneath, on the 
insides of the limbs, and beneath the tail. The 
horns, which are peculiar to the male, are very 
different from those of the stag ; they are not 
branched, but are broader towards the upper part, 
and divided into processes down the outside. A 
simple antler rises from the base of each, and a 
similar one at some distance from the first. In its 
general form the fallow deer greatly resembles the 
stag ; and yet no two animals keep more distinct 
or avoid each other with more fixed animosity. 
They are never seen to herd in the same place, they 
never engender together, or form a mixed breed ; 
and even in those countries where the stag is com- 
mon, the buck seems to be entirely a stranger ; in 
short, they both form distinct families ; which, 
though so seemingly near, are still remote ; and 
although with the same habitudes, yet retain an 
unalterable aversion. The fallow deer, as they 
#re much smaller, so they seem of a nature leg# 
