These latter are timid, unless accompanied by a calf, and are rarely known to turn upon their pursuers.

But the white are fierce at all times; they will not, indeed, attack man, but will scarcely run from him, and it is not always safe to cross their haunts.
The bulls are savage beyond measure at certain seasons of the year.

If they see men at a distance, they retire; if they come unexpectedly face to face, they attack.

This characteristic enables those who travel through districts known to be haunted by white cattle to provide against an encounter, for, by occasionally blowing a horn, the herd that may be in the vicinity is dispersed.

There are not often more than twenty in a herd.