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  • Discovering new medicines? : Human bodies are good at fighting disease, but sometimes things go wrong and then we need medicines. It takes about 15 years to make a new medicine. This is how it's done / Biomedical Research Education Trust, Understanding Animal Research.
  • A fight among animals: a lion is killing a fox and a unicorn is fighting a griffon while other animals are fleeing or watching on. Engraving by A. de Bruyn.
  • Two men fighting while animals sit in pairs placidly watching; an allegory of man's ability to fight his own kind. Engraving by P. Galle, 1563.
  • A fox and a wolf are fighting each other in a pit with a crowd of animals looking on. Etching by A. Fox after J. Wolf.
  • The members of a rich family are embroiled in a fight, the husband is kicking the wife, who in turn is about to hit him with the keys, the rest of the household, including children and animals, follows suit; representing Discord. Engraving by C. de Passe after M. de Vos.
  • Two cattle fighting while a third one lies facing away from them. Etching.
  • Herons in the air being mocked by and fighting back against rooks. Etching by W.S. Howitt, ca. 1800.
  • Two red deer stags fighting. Etching by W.S. Howitt, ca 1798.
  • Two bulls fighting by a pond sending frogs leaping into the water. Etching by W.-S. Howitt, ca 1800.
  • A particularly savage wild boar (Sus scrofa) fighting with another over the females behind. Engraving.
  • An elephant fight, with a few men holding spears with sparkling fires at one end. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.
  • A Nawab and his guest watching an elephant fight. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • A person of high rank watches an elephant fight along with other spectators. Gouache painting by an Indic artist.
  • Debauched monkeys revelling in a dingy tavern as two have a boxing match. Coloured lithograph by T. Fairland after E. Bristow.
  • Crowds at Greenwich Fair, watching performers in booths, eating, etc.: the twin domes of Greenwich Hospital are visible in the background. Wood engraving by [I.B.] after Findlay.
  • Durga slaying the Buffalo Demon. Chromolithograph.
  • Battle between Sikhs and English. Coloured transfer lithograph.
  • A drunken brawl in a tavern with men shouting encouragement. Wood engraving by J.-B.C. Carbonneau after A. Brouwer.
  • Khanderao warrior on horseback with a woman seated behind, defeating two demons assisted by two dogs. Chromolithograph.
  • Hanuman holding Rama and Laksmana fighting with Sarupnakha. Watercolour drawing.
  • Durga slaying the Buffalo Demon. Chromolithograph, 1883.
  • Vishnu as Matsya, the fish incarnation fighting a demon. Gouache drawing.
  • America: A grizzly bear fights with bisons. Coloured lithograph.
  • A steep rock face in the sea is populated by a large number of animals. Coloured etching by R. Scott and J. Stewart.
  • Emily M. Madden's cat Mouton. Drawings by Emily M. Madden, 1856-1859.
  • Soldiers sacking a mansion and torturing its inhabitants. Etching after Jacques Callot, ca. 1633.
  • A tiger and an ox are fighting in front of a cave in the mountains with palm trees in the background. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.
  • Blue lotus protective triangle. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • Adenovirus