Like most animals, however large and powerful they may be, it fears the presence of man, and, if it sees or scents a human being, will try to slip quietly away; but when it is baffled in this attempt, and forced to fight, it becomes a fierce and dangerous antagonist, charging with wonderful quickness, and using its short and powerful horns with great effect. A wounded Bison, when fairly brought to bay, is perhaps as awkward an opponent as can be found, and to kill it without the aid of firearms is no easy matter. Although the countries in which it lives are infested with wolves, it seems to have no fear of them when in health; and, even when pressed by their winter's hunger, the wolves do not venture to attack even a single Bison, much less a herd of them. Like other wild cattle, it likes to dabble in muddy pools, and is fond of harbouring in thickets near such localities; and those who have to travel through the forest keep clear of such spots, unless they desire to drive out the animal for the purpose of killing it. Like the extinct Aurochs, the Bison has never been domesticated, and, although the calves have been captured while very young, and attempts have been made to train them to harness, their innate wildness of disposition has always baffled such efforts. THE GAZELLE, OR ROE OF SCRIPTURE. The Gazelle identified with the _Tsebi_, i.e. the Roe or Roebuck of Scripture--Various passages relating to the Tsebi--Its swiftness, its capabilities as a beast of chase, its beauty, and the quality of its flesh--The Tsebiyah rendered in Greek as Tabitha, and translated as Dorcas, or Gazelle--Different varieties of the Gazelle--How the Gazelle defends itself against wild beasts--Chase of the Gazelle--The net, the battue, and the pitfall--Coursing the Gazelle with greyhounds and falcons--Mr. Chasseaud's account of a hunting party--Gentleness of the Gazelle. We now leave the Ox tribe, and come to the Antelopes, several species of which are mentioned in the Scriptures. Four kinds of antelope are found in or near the Holy Land, and there is little doubt that all of them are mentioned in the sacred volume. The first that will be described is the well-known GAZELLE, which is acknowledged to be the animal that is represented by the word _Tsebi_, or _Tsebiyah_. The Jewish Bible accepts the same rendering. This word occurs many times, sometimes as a metaphor, and sometimes representing some animal which was lawful food, and which therefore belonged to the true ruminants. Moreover, its flesh was not only legally capable of being eaten, but was held in such estimation that it was provided for the table of Solomon himself, together with other animals which will be described in their turn.