Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-08
QUEER ANIMAL FIGHTS.
Kangaroo Battled With and Conquered
Buffalo Bull.

FROM London Answers.
When once an animals temper has be-
come aroused it is strange how utterly re-
CARELESS it becomes of the strength and
ability of the object of his anger.
AT Compton Pauncefote. in Somersetshire.
fox was killed In a poultry yard by an in
furiated cock. 1t appears that the fox
made raid on the young chicks and after
killing several belonging to certain hens
turned his attention to the brood of an
other. This conduct, however. the plucxy
cock would not permit without struggle,
and rushing at the fox 1t was fortunate
to pierce it in the eye with Its spur with
such force that the spur penetrated right
into the foxs brain becoming so securely
fixed that the victim could not remove 1t
without the assistance OF a farm laSoTer,
who had been an interested spectator Of
the contest between the ill-assorted pair
Another curious contest, between a KAN
CARGO and a buffalo, took place in a large
geological park in the north of England.
The two animals, after breaking loose from
their fnclosure, met face to face m oIen
space in the park. Without any preliminary
quarrel the bull made furious onslaught
on the kangaroo, which at first contented
Itself with an endeavor to avoid the charge.
After few moments. however. the bulls
attention became altogether too personal to
pass unrebuked. and. using its hoof5
battering rams, the kangaroo bela5ored the
bull in the most effective manner. Roaring
and believing, the irate buffalo made re-
peated attempts to gore its antagonist 10
death, but with scant success, the kanga-
roo proving most slippery foe. The
fray waxed furious for over an hour, at
the end of which time the buffalo retI ed.
not before, however, it's carcass bore un-
mistakable signs of the kangar)o's atten-
ton.
Gillies 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 chal-
Longing 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. 1t ia
py no means an uncommon thing for their
massive antlers to become entangled ard
locked together. in which the animals
horns are frequently pulled right eff its
head' while on several occasions pairs of
antlers have been found on the moors I'M
mistakable witnesses of the ferocity of a
contest between these animals
Horses use either their teeth or their
hoofs as a mode of defense A furious in
stance of the effectiveness of these weap-
ons once occurred at Sheffield Park 4
bulldog, barking and snarling chased a
horse turned loose, around and around the
meadow-not with angry intent. but purely
from an excess of high spirits After gal
looping around the field several times the
horse stopped dead. and. turning sharply
around. dashed out at the yelping dog, with
fatal result, for Its skull cloven.
The gorilla is most formidable opponent
In battle, its great strength lying in its
powerful arms. Few animals OF the forest
have the slightest chance of overcoming a
gorilla. python has been known to en-
circle its coils around the gorila's body
only, however to have its own body torn
open by its adversary's hands
Fish fighting is a most popular sport in
Siam. The two fish, trained from the age
of six months to fight. are placed in a large
glass bottle. 1t is most curious to note
each hsh,s attitude when it becomes aware
OF Its adversarys presence in the bottle
Swelling with rage and pride, they sail
around and around the narrow Space rre-
tending not to notice each other until sud-
denly one fish makes a savage dart at its
unwelcome companion. biting its fins ard
body. The fight continues until the rescres
sees that the issue is no longer in druht,
when the contest is stopped