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unfrequently in a marsh, during the day; they are by no means shy, nor do» 
they appear to shun the neighborhood of man, and they commit great havoc 
among growing crops. Sometimes a herd or a solitary bull will take posses¬ 
sion of a field and keep off the men who own it. A bull not unfrequently 
attacks without provocation, though (probably on the principle that a council 
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of war never fights) a herd, although all will gallop to within a short distance 
of an intruder and make most formidable demonstrations, never, I believe, 
attacks any one who does not run away from them. A wounded animal 
of either sex often charges, and has occasionally been known to knock an 
elephant down. Buffaloes retain their courage in captivity, and a herd will 
