. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. BL.\CK ?• Our Poultry. I^i ;:.,:i-?!*i:>i. BORDEAUX and Diane. 219 220 Animal Life ?on he does not look handsome. This is theold French dogue, to which Gaston Phoebus,Comte de Foix, referred centuries ago. Inthe South of France and on the Spanishborder these dogs were, and still are, keptfor gladiatorial purposes, being matchedagainst each other and also against wolves,bulls, bears, and asses. A savage stallionass is said to be the most terrible opponentfor the dogue, for it strikes dow


. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. BL.\CK ?• Our Poultry. I^i ;:.,:i-?!*i:>i. BORDEAUX and Diane. 219 220 Animal Life ?on he does not look handsome. This is theold French dogue, to which Gaston Phoebus,Comte de Foix, referred centuries ago. Inthe South of France and on the Spanishborder these dogs were, and still are, keptfor gladiatorial purposes, being matchedagainst each other and also against wolves,bulls, bears, and asses. A savage stallionass is said to be the most terrible opponentfor the dogue, for it strikes down its foewith its fore feet and then tramples on himor worries him. A professional fighter hasfrequentl} to be led between two men, asno ordinary man could withstand the furyof his rush if he duction of the two photographs on page 221, The writes :— It must be a source Golden Eagle of gratification to ornithologists at Home. ^^ ^^^^ ^^VA^ ^^us lordly bird still holds its own in the secludeddeer forests of the far north, and thelover of nature who is not filled withdelight when for the first time he Eagle circling th


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