The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-02-12
ANECDOTES OF ANIMALS.

THE ToRroIsE.--In the gardens ofthe
Bishop of Peterborough was kept ~
tortoise which was ascertained in 1873,
to be about 30 years old. The Bishops
predecessor had known It for more thnn
60 years, and could recognize no Visible
change in its appearance. 1t died 10
1921. Another was introduced into tho
archiepiscopal garden at Lambeth, 10
1888, and died from neglect in the gar
den in 1853; 100 years old.
THE CAMrL.--When offended. tho
camel 10 very resentfnl, but having once
gratifcd this feeling, all remembrance Of
the injury is passed. The camel drivers
aware of this fact. when they spprehsnd
the anger of the camel, drop their clothes
in his sight and conceal themselves; tho
beast instantly rushes at the clothes,
losses them about and tramples upon
them ; after which the driver reappears
and The whole business is forgotten.
WoLvEs.-The wolf sometimes lures
a dog into his rover, fawning and gam.
boiling around him, by which he is PRO
badly mistaken for one Of tho same spe-
cies, until an opportunity offers. when
he selzes and bears his victim away to
his hiding place.-Capt. Perry saw THE
ssratagem attempted with Newfound-
land dog belonging 30 one Of his ships.
The unsuspecting animal had been be.
guiled into plny, and was only saved
from the greedy jaws Of his play fellows
by the prompt interference Of the crew.
THE LEoPARD.--Sir Everard Home
relates that two Leopards belonging to
The celebrated John Hunter, having bro.
ken from their confinement in an out
house, got into yard among somo dogs,
which they attacked; an alarm was given,
and MIR. Hunter ran to ascertain the
cause, when finding one Leopard getting
over the wall to make his escape, and
the other surrounded hy the dogs, hc
courageously seized them both, and car.
ried them back TO their den bu, as soon
as they were secured, and he had ,ime to
reflect on the risk of his own situation,
ne was 80 much affected, that it was with
difficulty he was preserved from fain,ing-
! The TIeEK.-M. Martin, ofParis, had
large Bengal Tiger, which he COM
pietely tanned, In the menageric it wos
separated Ivy wooden partition from an
immense Arctic bear. One morning by
! hound Of the tiger, the whole partition
fell down into tho don of the bear, and a
desperate conflict was anticipated. The
bear however, retreated to the corner nf
his den, but the tiger surveyed him with
contcmpt-lashed his tail, and prepared
for a spring. Martin courageously en-.
tered the den Of the hear, when the tiger
drew back to the distance requisite to
enable him to hound on the nearer OBJ
ject, and during this href interval, the
partition was again raised and secured.
The bear now turned on Martin, and
encircled his body with a terrible hug;
but he saved himself by drawing a dag.
ger from his breast and stabbinr the
bear, which instantly fell dead at his
feet.
The PERSIAN CAr.--Jt has lately been
aacertained that white eats with blue
eyes are always deaf; in confirmation of
which extraordinary fact, the Rev. Mr..
bree relates. in the "Msgazine of Natu-
raj History" that some years ago,
white cat of the Persian kind, probably
not thorough bred one, was kept in his
family as a favoritc. The animal was n
female, quite white, and perfectly deaE
She produced At various times many lii.
tiers of kittens, Of which generally some
were quite white, others more or loss
mottled, tabby, &c. Such as were like
the mother, entirely white. were also.
like her, invariably deaf, while those that
had the least spcck Of color on their fur,
as invariably possessed the faculty Of