. Mammals of other lands;. Mammals. 194 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD The buffaloes of Ceylon are the same as those of India, but the horns are inferior in size. " The charge of a buffalo is a serious matter," says Sir Samuel Baker. "Manyanimals charge when infuriated, but they can generally be turned aside by the stunning blow of a rifle- shot, even if they be not ^ mortally wounded. But a buffalo is a devil incarnate when it has once decided on the offensive; nothing will turn it. It must be actually stopped by death, sudden and instantaneous, as nothing else will stop it. I
. Mammals of other lands;. Mammals. 194 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD The buffaloes of Ceylon are the same as those of India, but the horns are inferior in size. " The charge of a buffalo is a serious matter," says Sir Samuel Baker. "Manyanimals charge when infuriated, but they can generally be turned aside by the stunning blow of a rifle- shot, even if they be not ^ mortally wounded. But a buffalo is a devil incarnate when it has once decided on the offensive; nothing will turn it. It must be actually stopped by death, sudden and instantaneous, as nothing else will stop it. If not killed, it will assuredly destroy its adversary. Thereisnocreature in existence so determined to stamp the life out of its opponents, and the intensity of its fury is unsurpassed when a wounded bull rushes forward upon its last desperate charge. Should it succeed in overthrowing its antagonist, it will not only gore the body with its horns, but will kneel upon the lifeless form, and stamp it with its hoofs till the mutilated remains are beyond recog-. CAPE BUFFALO Notice the striking difference depicted on this page betiueen the fwo species of buffalo — the Indian and the Cape ; The true Indian buffalo is usually shot from the back of an elephant. Hunting it on foot is dangerous in the extreme, for the buffalo can crash through obstacleswhich would prevent any man from making his way through them when escaping. When domesti- cated, the Indian buffalo loses most traces of its savageness ; it is habitually managed by the children, who take the herds out to graze in the jungle, and drive them back, often riding on one of the bulls, at night. They dislike Europeans, and often show this by attacking them; but other- wise they are quite tame, and are docile when in harness or carrying burdens. The buffalo's milk is very rich, and makes a much larger per-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for
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