Archive image from page 520 of The descent of man . The descent of man : and selection in relation to sex descentofmanseledarw Year: 1874 MAMMALS—LAW OF BATTLE. 507 and several men tried to rescue him, the stag 'never raised his 'head from the ground; in fact, he kept his face almost flat on 'the ground, with his nose nearly between his fore feet, except 'when he rolled his head to one side to take a new observation Fig. 64. Strepsiceros Kudu (from Sir Andrew Smith's 'Zoology of South Africa'). 'preparatory to a plunge.' In this position the ends of the horns were directed against his adve
Archive image from page 520 of The descent of man . The descent of man : and selection in relation to sex descentofmanseledarw Year: 1874 MAMMALS—LAW OF BATTLE. 507 and several men tried to rescue him, the stag 'never raised his 'head from the ground; in fact, he kept his face almost flat on 'the ground, with his nose nearly between his fore feet, except 'when he rolled his head to one side to take a new observation Fig. 64. Strepsiceros Kudu (from Sir Andrew Smith's 'Zoology of South Africa'). 'preparatory to a plunge.' In this position the ends of the horns were directed against his adversaries. 'In rolling his head he 'necessarily raised it somewhat, because his antlers were so long 'that he could not roll his head without raising them on one side, 'while, on the other side, they touched the ground.' The stag
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