The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-01-31
HOW ANIMALS FIGHT.
THEIR VARIOUS MEANS OF Of
FENSE AND DEFENCE.
Should All the Larger Animals Be
come Involved in n Great GO-as- You
Please Conflict 1t ls Probable that
Elephant or Grizzly Wouid Win.

Supposing all the animals in the Zoo
at Regents Park were TO begin light
TO the death, who would be the ulti-
mate 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. Further
more, he cores with his mighty tusks
and tramples beneath his huge feet his
daring adversary.
A sporting writer would call the tiger
whirlwind fighter. He is very light
on his feet, and his impetuous rush
needs clever withstanding. With his
heavy paw his favOrite stroke is a
lightning downward punch. With all
his cieverness he soon tires if he meets
u tough adversary.
The same remarks apply to the lions
style of fighting, though Leo has gener-
ally more grit than friend Stripes and
will last longer in a 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 it is generally admitted
among students of the fistic art that "a
good big one is better than a good little
One." What Mr.. Gilbert calls ''an in
teresting 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 ignomin-
iOus Knockout.
The specially Of the giraffe is his
enormous reach. He can deliver a
nasty punch with his fOrelegs. and is
not above biting his opponent when op-
pOrtunity offers. Another long-range
fighter is the deer, who is also very
swift in his movements. Besides the
quick punch with the fOrefOOt, beware
of the sharp horns when you take on
Br'er Deer. The buffalo, though his
pet weapon is his great iron-clad head.
is also good at a long, swinging blow
with the fOrefOOt.
The grizzly bear is a formidable foe.
He can punch like no other animal save
the elephant-One blow of his stupen-
dOus paw will break n horses back
and when he clinches to avoid punish
ment his hug will crush anything liv-
ing. Besides this. nothing can break
his pluck. He will fight as long as he
can see or stand, and he is glutton
for punishment. None of the cat tribe
could stand q tenth of the pounding
which the grizzly takes without turn
ing hair. As an Offset to the useful
qualities have enumerated the bear is
slow on his feet, and his eye is not
good.
The snake is the about the cruelest OF
fighters; he has not the advantage Of
legs, but he is armed with the deadlies.
poison, and once he has wound himself
around his adversary'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 tai! are used for lodging. The
opponent who gets one of his forefOOt
blows seldom requires another, and a
straight kick from him will rip a horse
or another large animal wide open. He
also is fond Of hugging. and when pur-
sued 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 fight
ing, 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.-LOndon Express.