HOW DUMB ANIMALS FIGHT.
No living creature has been left in a defenceless condition by nature, yeu few people in the world with the exception of those who make a study of animal life know exactly what they are. In the. herbivorous animal the defence gift, as it might be called, is more prominent than in the flesh-eating species, because the latter are the relentless enemy of the former. Zebras when pursued by carnivorous animals will gallop for a time. Suddenly they will stop, form a circle with their heels turned toward the centre, and kick viciously and in unison at their enemy. In the formation of the circle the weakest animals are placed in the centre, and in consequence are afforded an additional protection. The greatest kicker of the herbivoiorus class is the cassiowary. Although he has but two legs and greatly re sembles the Thanksgiving turkey, his legs easily do the work of four men when put into active service. They are so thickly muscled and the bird uses them with such dexterity that he can break a tiger’s back with one blow. The eland, which is the largest of the antelope family, is furnished with a pair of spiral-like horns, the points of which are as sharp as freshly-ground swords. With these horns the eland while running in the country south of
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1618, 4 March 1903, Page 42 (Supplement)
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225HOW DUMB ANIMALS FIGHT. New Zealand Mail, Issue 1618, 4 March 1903, Page 42 (Supplement)
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