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They go in herds, and on the approach of a stranger, after standing to gaze, like many other wild animals, wheel round him in a circle, which, if he is so imprudent as to remain, will be gradually narrowed, till an attack is made- During the breeding-season, it is more dangerous to approach, as the calls of the young will always incite the parent or herd to attack the aggressor. When pursued or baited, they become very fierce, as they also do if but slightly wounded by a ball. Lord Ossulton had a narrow escape from a bull which had been wounded and separated from the herd. It attacked him on horseback, and, at the first onset, overthrew and gored the horse to death. One of the keepers was also tossed, and severely maimed by a wounded bull.