The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-25
HOW ANIMALS FIGHT.
Elephant or Grizzly Would Wear the
Belt i'm Go-as-YOu-Please.
London Express.

London Express.
Supposing all the animals in the Zoo at
Regents Park were TO begin a fight 10 the
death, who would be the ultimate victor?
A well-known animal dealer votes for the
elephant, which he calls the j. l.. Sullivan
OF beasts. His trunk is his weapon, and
he is the hardest hitter with it of all the
animals Furthermore. he cores with MS
mighty tusks ard tramples beneath his
huge feet his daring adversary
"A sporting writer would call the tiger a
whirlwind fighter. He is very light on his
feet, and his impetuous rush needs clever
withstanding- With his heavy paw his IA,
yorite stroke is lightning downward
punch. With all his cleverness he soon
tires if he meets a tough adversary.
The same remarks apply to the lions
style ofNfighting, though Leo has generally
more grit than friend Stripes and will last
longer in conflict Still, in a lion and
tiger fight one would hardly back Leo, for
he Is generally several stones lighter than
the gentleman from Bengal. And tits gen.
orally admitted among students of the
fistic art that "a good big one is better
than good little one What Mr. Gilbert
calls IAN interesting Eastern potentate"
often has lion pitted against tiger in the
wild beast fights with which he beguiles
his leisure, and almost invariably Is the
king of beasts subjected to an ignominious
Knockout.
The speciality of the giraffe is his enor-
nous reach He can deliver nasty punch
with his forelegs, and is not above biting
his opponent when opportunity offers. An
is also very swift in his movements. Be-
sides the quick punch with the forefoot
beware of the sharp horns when you take
on Brer Deer. The buffalo, though his pet
weapon is his great iron-clad head, Is also
good at a long, swinging blow with the
fCrefoot
The grizzly bear is formidable foe. He
can punch like no other animal save the
elephant-one blow of his stupendous paw
will break horses back-and when he
clinches TO avoid punishment his hug will
crush anything living. Besides this, moth
ing can break his pluck. He Will fight as
long as he can see or stand and he is a
glutton for punishment None of the cat
tribe could stand tenth of the pounding
which the grizzly takes without turning a
hair. As an offset to the useful qualities
L have enumerated the bear is slow on his
feet, and his eye is not good.
The snake is about the crueest of fight
es; he has not the advantage of legs, but
he is armed with the deadliest poison, and
once he has wound himself around his adj
versary'S body, one swift movement Of
the head enables him to bite his victim.
The trickiest fighter is our colonial
friend, Uncle Kangaroo. He bites when
he can, and his powerful hind legs and tail
gets one OF his forefoot blows seldom re-
quires another, and a straight kick from
him will rip horse or another large ami
NAL wide open. He also is fond of hugging
and when pursued by dogs will take the
faithful friend of man to his bosom in a
fervent embrace that is generally fatal
Thus, though each of the beasts has his
own specialties in the way of fighting, We
have come to the conclusion that either
the elephant or the bear would wear the
belt in a general fight among the happy
family of Regents Park.