. Wild scenes of a hunter's life; . CAFPRE BUFFALO. CHAPTER VIII. HUNTING THE INDER different names, this animal lawidely diffused. He has long beemdomesticated in India, where his ser-vices as a beast of draught and burdenrender him extremely valuable. FromIndia he has spread into Egypt, Greece;Italy and Spain. He is heavier, clum-sier, and more formidable than the ox»r the domestic bull. A variety found in Africa, called the leapBuffalo, is peculiarly ferocious. In its native regions, the buffaloIS considered by hunters, one of the most formidable beasts ofchase. It is capable of c
. Wild scenes of a hunter's life; . CAFPRE BUFFALO. CHAPTER VIII. HUNTING THE INDER different names, this animal lawidely diffused. He has long beemdomesticated in India, where his ser-vices as a beast of draught and burdenrender him extremely valuable. FromIndia he has spread into Egypt, Greece;Italy and Spain. He is heavier, clum-sier, and more formidable than the ox»r the domestic bull. A variety found in Africa, called the leapBuffalo, is peculiarly ferocious. In its native regions, the buffaloIS considered by hunters, one of the most formidable beasts ofchase. It is capable of contending with the tiger, which is oftenfoiled in the deadly strife. When excited, the beast rushes des-perately on its foe, strikes him down with the horns or forehead,kneels upon him, crushing in his chest, and then tramples on th#lifeless body as if to satiate its vindictive fury. Dr. Sparrman gives the following description of the mode ofhunting him at the Cape of Good Hope. When we advanced 44 HUNTING ADVENTURES. to within twenty or thirty paces of the beast, and consequentlyw
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