. From North pole to equator: studies of wild life and scenes in many lands. Animal behavior; Birds; Tundras; Ethnology; Birds. 118 FROM NORTH POLE TO EQUATOR. ence the already accepted fact, that horse and kulan do sometimes keep company. The kulan is a proud, fascinating creature, full of dignity, strength, and high spirits. He stares curiously at the horseman who approaches him; and then, as if deriding the pursuer, trots off leisurely, playfully lashing his flanks with his tail. If the rider spurs his horse to full speed, the kulan takes to a gallop as easy as. Fig 18 —The Kulan (Ejuii6 he
. From North pole to equator: studies of wild life and scenes in many lands. Animal behavior; Birds; Tundras; Ethnology; Birds. 118 FROM NORTH POLE TO EQUATOR. ence the already accepted fact, that horse and kulan do sometimes keep company. The kulan is a proud, fascinating creature, full of dignity, strength, and high spirits. He stares curiously at the horseman who approaches him; and then, as if deriding the pursuer, trots off leisurely, playfully lashing his flanks with his tail. If the rider spurs his horse to full speed, the kulan takes to a gallop as easy as. Fig 18 —The Kulan (Ejuii6 hemtonus) it is swift, which bears him like the wind over the steppes and soon carries him out of sight. But even when at full speed he now and again suddenly pulls himself up, halts for a moment, jerks round with his face to the pursuer, neighs, and then, turning, kicks his heels defiantly in the air, and bounds off with the same ease as before. A fugitive troop always orders itself in line, and it is beautiful to see them suddenly halt at a signal from the leader, face round, and again take to flight. As among all horses, each troop of kulans has a stallion for leader, and he is the absolute master of them all. He leads the troop to pasture as well as in flight, he turns boldly on carnivores. 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 Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884; Thomson, Margaret R. , tr; Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur), 1861-1933, ed. London [etc. ] Blackie & Son, Limited
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