. Mammals of other lands;. Mammals. 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 bac
. Mammals of other lands;. Mammals. 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-. DOMESTICATED INDIAN BUFFALO This animal is found as a wild and domesticated species in India. It it valuable as a beast of draught and for the dairy. 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 Cornish, C. J. (Charles John), 1858-1906. New York, The University Library
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