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Show Animals of the Wild Not Dangerous to Men No wild animal is dangerous to man unless man himself provokes the animal. ani-mal. The prevalent idea among city-bred human beings thai wildest Africa is a man trap where leopards and the like lurk in every other tree, walling to pounce on the first passing human. Is so much pish, and not a little tush As a matter of fact, the most dan gerous of wild beasts, unless driven to desperation by hunger, will step aside to let you pass, provided you don't make any threatening gestures toward him. Of course, there are a few exceptions, excep-tions, such as old, desperate, man-eating man-eating lions, who are no longei able to stalk their natural prey, animals suffering from previous wounds, oi insane animals, such us the rogue elephants. ele-phants. But under ordinary circumstances, circum-stances, a wild animal must be hurt or deviled before it attacks, or must think it is going to be hurt. Wynant D. Huhbard in the Elk:. Magazine. |