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GRUNTING OX, 
of the grunting ox ; the former much exceeding 
the bulk of our common cattle. 
The voice of these animals is remarkable : in- 
stead of lowing, like the former species of this 
genus, they grunt like a hog. In their manner 
they are ferocious. Though susceptible of do- 
mestication, they retain, even in a tame state, their 
natural ferocity. When red, or other gaudy co- 
lours strike their eyes, they are instantly agitated 
with fury ; their eye-balls glare ; they raise and 
move their tails ; and even shake the whole body. 
The wild breed, denominated bucha, are very 
dangerous. If the liunter only wounds one of 
these, without killing him on the spot, lie turns 
and pursues the assailant ; and, if he overtakes 
him, raises him on his horns, and tosses him to 
death. — They are used as beasts of burden ; and 
their milk is a valuable object of commerce among 
the Tartars. Even the genuine breed were so 
tame, as to submit to draw the waggons of the 
wandering Tartars. The owners used to disarm 
them, by cutting off the tops of their horns. 
The stomach of the grunting bull is said to 
afford a hezoar highly esteemed by the nations 
of the East ; but the tail is still more valuable. 
It is one of the chief articles of commerce which 
Tibet affords. Mounted on a silver handle, it 
forms the chowraw or fly-brush, so necessary, and 
so generally used through India. People of 
fashion, both when they walk abroad, and w hen 
they appear in ceremony at home, are constantly 
attended by two servants, with brushes of this 
kind, (chowrabadars) whose business is to drive 
away the flies. The tail of this animal is also 
fastened, as an ornament, to the ear of the ele- 
phant. The Chinese adorn their bonnets with 
tufts of the hair which it affords, dyed red* 
