. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. y thethroat, dragged it off its feet, andthen began to worry it in a mannerwhich made the donkeys chance oflife seem very small. To the shoutsof the men the mastiff paid no there was another witness of thescene—a horse in a neighbouring saw the whole affair and apparentlymade up his mind that the situationwas desperate. Somebody must goto the aid of the donkey, and the horse one spring he was over the hedge. Beforethe dog realised his danger the horse seized himwith his. teeth, tore him from his p
. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. y thethroat, dragged it off its feet, andthen began to worry it in a mannerwhich made the donkeys chance oflife seem very small. To the shoutsof the men the mastiff paid no there was another witness of thescene—a horse in a neighbouring saw the whole affair and apparentlymade up his mind that the situationwas desperate. Somebody must goto the aid of the donkey, and the horse one spring he was over the hedge. Beforethe dog realised his danger the horse seized himwith his. teeth, tore him from his prey, and thenby a dexterous movement wheeled round andflung out his heels, giving the dog the fullbenefit of the kick. The mastiff slunk off withhis tail between his legs. «l^ A. Leicestershire clergyman, who has made a study of rats, relates a story which Rat came under his own observation. He was walking one evening in some meadows, when he ol)served a large number of rats in the act of migrating from one place to Standing perfectly still, he watched. us movement the horse wheeled roimd and iinng out his heels,giving the dog the full benefit o£ the liicli. them as they passed by quite close to him, andsaw amongst the number an old blind rat withone end of a piece of stick in his mouth, whileanother rat held the other end, and thus conductedhis blind companion in safety to their new abode. ,n organ-grinder ill-monkey. She was A French duchess saw atreating bisA Monkeys ^ j^j^ -^ g^ bought it. Memory. , \ ? , ^ It became her chief pet and used to follow her about everywhere. Once sheinvited a party of guests to a concert. Themonkey was allowed to watch, but instead ofstaying where she had put it, it took the hat ofone of the guests and made a collection, much tothe delight of tlie audience, and then emptied thecontents into the players lap.
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