The sun., 1891-07-12
HORNED RABBITS.
A Specimen Found with an Calucky Nam.
ber OF Corneous Gr0wths.

Der OF COrneOus GrOwths.
From the Cincinnati TmesS,or.
A rabbit with thirteen horns is at present
| agiiaung the naturalists OF this city. The re.
mains are at the Natural History rooms where
definite concuslons have been reached beyond
has been discovered. The rabbit was brought
ago so by % %bur DubeIs Who Is an enthusiassie s,
sportsman and naturalist as we'll as the United
dorado Kap: Mr.: Dubois was seen at his Of
d do % not Know much Dt ABOUT this his rabbit rabbi OK.
cert that It WAS killed near Eldorado. Kansas.
last fall l. with some companions. was going
DR.. Armstrong. with whom " 1 was stopping.
warned us to be careful when we went through
the % horned % Rabbi 81 Course Sc "e we ' aughea % at
his assertion but he ASSURED Us that there va vas
S ont 5S a
whutshe said, paid no attention to the rabbits.
OF which We might have shot q good many. On
them. and expressed his disappointment that
we had not killed any. He then brought out
History Society. and showed it to me-. 1t had
thirteen horns. as you see and was such Curl
Ssly thst to lS dortor 1G %e a
nave seen. but l am, satisfied ,ha; there is a
family Of them where this one came from"
said The rabbit You speak OF belongs. 10
tnat class known as remarkable il true I
specimen and cannot h classify IT, and to tome me 4
tho latest works on. lower animals and in none
oven hnted a a eSs
npn; apimai to me- but I % could it tell him no hing
the horns merely as the mating together Of
ssbaceons hairs. as in the case OF all horns:
Their ; lonSItudinal structure whTld suggest
10 Thsy probabs BENT Back oasy
when tho animal was alive; Otherwise It could
mouth for the food g be grasped by the small
teeth. Tnore is nothing abnormal about the
%
rrohabiy be cassei as q distinct race. The
locality In which they arc said to be found
valley by Themselves. md 1t is not al ali un-
reasonable to look for monstrosties in such
seclu-ion. and Tor long time were unknown
- naturaists. 1t mas, be that u worry inter,
,hs MSss s OF Of is to be- added
Tnoro is. however, one expiGna,ion fer the
horns. The rabbit might have been injured.
hy nature N the eEdeavor to heal the wounds.
This position. however. do not think is ten
rle OF such horns found in rabbits in this vi
Gin ty. aud then the existence OF other rabbits
IN The West win NE npnendnges would tend
In birds these horny pro ection. aie often
found on different parts OF tho body. and as
NJ, nuhois once shot i, wnodco oc. and on eX-
animation found n hard structure ns biz: as :.
cherry on tn. up Of its sternnnI. In ihis. case
the .lid NAV have struck u telegraph wire OF
som" other obstacle and wounded itself. aud IA
ra,u,t in!inmmat, on @ set p nnd y n, tmm"r was
10 mo. WIS Ilninlr tho ro. ut og nature trying
TO n rii" hu injury and overriding the warS.
A. woodco,k Il i'y hy niGht. It IN not iInr.asuna-
bio 4" sunrote hat 1t struck something.
An tncr ins'nn'O hHpl-nei TO mo n few
y"nt, ago Ono eve ing about dusk noticed
n lioI sparrow ti.mhnG along ths ground. l
rid TO catch 1t Dul 1t "iuied my grasp, and Mt
Inst took iciiigO in II MT of grass, ! quietly
! Ia. ed my rat OVER tbs ara%s ard srcnI.d tho
bril-, All" on examination found u tuluOr tbs
h ~ OF II poil NJ tho bH,nu ui the bIl. or course
this would nhs'ruc' The vision Ol both ryrS.
and hence the ~ raj uncnttain N;Eht OF the
hiri VA. rnsiiv eNDlnineh. This unnatural
growth nscrbed 10 tho ri striking wire in
its hiGht."
Tho ho rs OF ,hr rabbit mentioned Gye from
hl't nn inc'i in oNa ana u hail iGrhns Ia lrnE h
They are hiIn'hcI aboal iic in"ui Il III IN ir-
legIlIa" manner and tIir eol them have been
broken on by irrl,lS hanil n... The speti-
!nun Will bo mo'.nted ior lhs ruseru.