Children's own library . ictim, butstands over him mangling him with its horns, andstamping on him with its feet. The Bison, or Buffalo, used to roam the plains o£prairies of North America in countless since the opening up of the West by railroads ithas been almost exterminated, only a small herd beingpreserved in the Yellowstone Park by the United StatesGovernment, and a few specimens in zoological small herd or two remain in Canada. The Buffalo is a giant among American bulk, shaggy mane, vicious eye, and sullen behaviorgive it a ferocious appearance, but
Children's own library . ictim, butstands over him mangling him with its horns, andstamping on him with its feet. The Bison, or Buffalo, used to roam the plains o£prairies of North America in countless since the opening up of the West by railroads ithas been almost exterminated, only a small herd beingpreserved in the Yellowstone Park by the United StatesGovernment, and a few specimens in zoological small herd or two remain in Canada. The Buffalo is a giant among American bulk, shaggy mane, vicious eye, and sullen behaviorgive it a ferocious appearance, but it is really a mild,inoffensive beast, sluggish and stupid. It is abouteight to nine feet from head to tail, and seven feetfrom the ground to the shoulder. The flesh is goodeating, especially the hump. The cow is smaller thanthe bull, and can run faster. 74 WOOD S NATURAL HISTORY The Yak inhabits Tartary. The tail is very longand fine, and is used in India as a whisk to keepoff the mosquitoes. From the shoulders a mass. |aSHBS2x£ .rv.:- -r~ THE GXOO of long hair falls almost to the ground, somethinglike the mane of a lion. The Tartars weave it intocloth. The Gnoo, or Wildebeest, inhabits Southern horns, sweeping downward over the face, turnboldly upward with a sharp curve. The neck is fur- woods natural history 75 nished with a mane like that of the horse, and the legsare formed like those of the stag. In size it is aboutfour feet in height. The Koodoo is a native of South Africa. It isremarkable for its beautifully shaped horns, which areabout four feet in length and twisted into a large spiralof about two turns and a half. The Gazelle, so famous in poetry, inhabits Arabiaand Syria. Its eyes are very large, dark, and lus-trous. The color of this pretty little animal is adark yellowish-brown fading into white on the underparts. The Chamois is found only in mountainous lives on the loftiest ridges, displaying wonderfulactivity in leaping with certainty a
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