I remember meeting with an account of a bull, which fed on the savannahs
of Central America. He had gored so many cattle, that he was at length
caught with a lasso, and to prevent him doing further mischief, the tips
of his horns were blunted. Some weeks after, a cow belonging to his
herd was found killed by a jaguar, and from the state of the bull's head
and neck, which were fearfully torn, it was evident that he had fought
bravely for the animals under his care. It was now seen that it would
have been wiser not to have deprived the defender of the herd of his
weapons.
To enable him to do battle in future, he was secured, his wounds were
dressed, and his horns made sharp again. The body of the cow having
been preserved from the birds and beasts of prey during the day, the
gallant bull was turned out again in the evening. The jaguar, as was
expected, returned at night, when a furious battle took place. The next
morning the jaguar was found dead, pierced through and through, close by
the cow; while the bull, which stood near, bleeding from many a wound,
was seen to rush, ever and anon, against his now helpless antagonist.