The Beegle

The BeegleCruising along the Isthmus of Australia enabled us to study several new species that have sprung up there*--notably, the buckaroo. As our waggish first mate put it, "Wallaby damned! This here's buckaroo country!"The buckaroo mating ceremony is frightening to behold. Two stags, competing for a piece of whitetail, lower their antlers, hop toward each other and crash in mid-air. The stag with the milder concussion is the winner. The mating act itself is a risky, dangerous affair...