The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-11-16
QUEER ANIMAL BATTLES.
Rooster Kills a Fox and a kangaroo
Battles with and Conquers
Buffalo.

BuUalO.
When once an animals temper has
has become aroused, it is strange how ut
terly regardless it becomes of the
strength and ability of the object of it's
anger, says London Answers.
AT Compton Pauncefote, in Somerset
shire, fox was killed in a poultry yard
by an Infatuated cock. 1t appears that
the fox made a raid on the young chicks,
and after killing several belonging to
certain hens, turned it's attention to the
brood of another. This conduct, how
ever the plucky cock would not permit
without struggle, and rushing at the
fox, it was fortunate to pierce it in the
eye with its spur, with such force that
the spur penetrated right into the fox's
praln, becoming so securely fixed that
the victor could not remove it without
the assistance of farm laborer, who had
been an interested spectator of the con-
test between the ill-assorted pair.
Another curious contest, between a
kangaroo and buffalo, took place in a
large geological park in the north of
england. The two animals, after break
ing loose from their Enclosure, met face
to face in an open space in the park.
without any preliminary quarrel, the
pull made furious onslaught on the
kangaroo, which at first contented itself
With an endeavor to avoid the charge.
After few moments, however, the
bulls attentions became altogether too
personal to pass unrebuked, and, using
Its hoofs asbattering rams, the kangaroo
belabored the buffalo in the most effec-
tive manner. Roaring and believing,
the the irate buffalo made repeated at
tempts to gore its antagonist to death,
put with scant success, the kangaroo
proving a most Slippery" foe. The fray
Waxed furious for over an hour, at the
eno OF which time the buffalo retired,
not before, however, its carcass bore I'M
mistakable signs of the kangaroo's at
tention.
Glllies in Scotland relate many stories
OF fierce contests between stays. 1t is
believed that these fights are invariably
brought on through jealousy, caused by
one stag challenging anothers right to
be at the head of the herd.
Using their antlers as weapons of war
the two stays thrust and gore at each
other until one animal is done to death.
IL is by no means an uncommon thing for
their massive antlers to become entang-
led and locked together, in which case
one anlmal's horns are frequently pulled
right OFF its head; while on several oc-
casions pairs of antlers have been found
on the moors Enthusiastically witnesses of
the ferocity of contest between these
animals.
Horses use either their teeth or their
hoofs as mode Of defense. A curious
instance of the effectiveness of these
weapons once occurred at Sheffield park.
A bulldog, barking and snarling, chased
horse turned loose, around and around
meadow-not with angry intent but
purely from an excess of high spirits.
After galloping round the field several
times the horse stopped dead, and, turn
ing sharply around, dashed out at the
yelping dog, with a fatal result. for it's
skull was cloven.
The gorilla is most formidable OBJ
ponent In battle, its great strength lying
Il
IN its powerful arms. Few animals of
the forest have the slightest chance of
overcoming gorilla; but python has
been known to encircle its coils around
the gorilla's body, only. however, to have
its own body torn open by its adversary's
| hands.
Fish fighting is most popular sport in
Siam. and some years ago some Siamese
brought over several "pla-kat," or fight
ing fish, to England, with the object of
establishing the sport in this country
The two fish, trained from the age of six
months to fight, are placed in large
glass bottle.
1t is most curious to note each fish's
attitude when it becomes aware of it's
adyersary's presence in the bottle. Swell
ling with rage and pride. they sail around
and around the narrow space, pretending
not to notice each other, until suddenly
one fish makes savage dart at it's un-
welcome companion, biting it's fins and
body. The fight continues until the
referee sees that the issue is no longer
in doubt, when the contest is stopped.