. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 508 THE ROEBUCK. larly single out women and children as their victims, and inflict severe and dangerous wounds with their sharp-pointed horns. One day, at a kind of public garden, I saw a beautiful but small Roebuck in an inclosure, fastened with a chain, which seemed strong enough and heavy enough to hold down an elephant. Pitying the poor animal, an exile from his native land, I asked what reason they could have for iil-using him, by putting such a weight of iron about his neck. The ke
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 508 THE ROEBUCK. larly single out women and children as their victims, and inflict severe and dangerous wounds with their sharp-pointed horns. One day, at a kind of public garden, I saw a beautiful but small Roebuck in an inclosure, fastened with a chain, which seemed strong enough and heavy enough to hold down an elephant. Pitying the poor animal, an exile from his native land, I asked what reason they could have for iil-using him, by putting such a weight of iron about his neck. The keeper of the place, however, informed me. that small as the Roebuck was, the chain was quite necessary, as he had attacked and killed a boy of twelve years old a few I'M. I. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889; Holder, Joseph B. (Joseph Bassett), 1824-1888; Prang, Louis, 1824-1909, lithographer; Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884; Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Illustrated natural history; National Zoological Park (U. S. ), former owner. DSI. New York : Selmar Hess
Size: 1516px × 1649px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorbr, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectzoology
