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Show METHOD IN THEIR MOVEMENT Veteran of the Plains Explained Why Buffaloes Invariably Traveled on a Zig-Zag Course. No person ever saw a herd of buffalo buf-falo move in a straight line. They always al-ways tool; a zig-zag course. The late "Buffalo" Jones explained this as follows: fol-lows: "A buffalo is a very cautious animal. His shaggy forehead prevents him seeing objects on either side. To prevent a surprise from an enemy he walks obliquely to the right and then to the left, and thus gets an unobstructed unob-structed view of the surrounding coun-try." coun-try." The buffalo had many small traits ! that are lacking in cattle. The buffalo never mired m swamps or pools as cattle do. When they found they were becoming stuck they threw themselves on their sides and swam or paddled through the mud as a hog does. They always had guards out day and night, to warn the herd of approaching danger. dan-ger. They always faced a storm and never "drifted," as do cattle. They lay down with their heads to the fiercest storms, tossing their heads around on their sides and sleeping contentedly, while the great mass of fur on their humps protected them from the winds.. |