. The hunter-naturalist. : Romance of sporting; or, Wild scenes and wild hunters. Natural history; Hunting; Hunting. CHAPTER XIV. THE BUFFALO. But the wildest scenes to be witnessed on this hemisphere are those connected with buffalo-hunting on the great plains. This huge and shaggy brute affords a strong contrast in size with the fierce and bristling little peccary, though in many respects the formidable character of the two may be traced to a single and similar cause. The " downward eye," common to them, is this cause. Neither of them, from the stiff and peculiar structure of the n
. The hunter-naturalist. : Romance of sporting; or, Wild scenes and wild hunters. Natural history; Hunting; Hunting. CHAPTER XIV. THE BUFFALO. But the wildest scenes to be witnessed on this hemisphere are those connected with buffalo-hunting on the great plains. This huge and shaggy brute affords a strong contrast in size with the fierce and bristling little peccary, though in many respects the formidable character of the two may be traced to a single and similar cause. The " downward eye," common to them, is this cause. Neither of them, from the stiff and peculiar structure of the neck and placing of the eye-balls, can, without an effort, see beyond the direct plane of vision presented to the habitual carriage of the head. Whatever is thus exhibited to the peccary that has motion, if it be merely the legs of an animal, it charges upon, as we have seen; while the buffalo, which is less spontaneously pugnacious, may regard the same as an object of stupid suspicion, or of headlong, blundering terror. The buffalo must be wounded to turn upon the pursuer, and then the charge of the goaded and frantic monster, being always in a straight line, is disarmed of half its dangerous character, as the hunter is thus readily enabled to elude the effects by a quick side motion. The eye of the horse being more prominently placed, it is enabled soon to acquire this facility of advantage; and it is most surprising with what wary confidence the tiained eteeds of a Black-feet, Sioux, or a Comanche will dash in and through an interminable herd of these prodigious beasts, 3yi. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Webber, Charles W. (Charles Wilkins), 1819-1856. Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott, Grambo & co.
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