Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-04-02
TEMPER or ANNALS
The CarnIvornuS ny 40 Means the BIO
NInoiutivs of Beasts.

\ The CarnIvOrous ny 40 Means the Most
NInoiutivs of Beasts.
Animal temper is naturally raci6c,
equable and mild Bad temper il the
prvll sc Of more highly organized natures
md the mild resentment of tue pllcable
| tiger finds its development 10 tde apOplpc.
tic fury of the mandfil and the measured
malice Of mankind. Hcraces suggestion
| that Prometneut added to the III temper of
| the man the strenth o. mad lion must be
taken literally. The general law of nature
| inthe animal world makes the exception all
the more remarkable Q larrelsome spe-
/ cies appear among friendly tribe Just as
an individual does in kindly species.
| The ruminaut' are a most peaceful race,
| yet deer are sava q and so is that hand
some antelope in the nyghau. A tame
stag Is ! very dangerous pet, and even the
| b 'autlful roebuck has been known 10 kill
boy in a wild fit of rage. But the ferc
est and most ndtctiye Of all, with the
exception of the C tpe buffalo, Is the South
African gnu. which never loses its i !
temper when tanned, and always remains
among the few dangerous animals which
the keepers OF the 4 20 have to deal with.
Hardly less i'll tempered are the zabras
and the wild asses which suggests that
human acknowledgement IS not entirely
to blame tor the occasional ll-emper and
obstin2cy OF mules and do0keys. L the
MI tempered species we may adi camel aud
the two horn JldCk rhtuoc-ros. TIE last
is really feroeiou', charging down on any
creature man or beast, and cap tblA Of in
iliCtng,m rial wound, EVEN o. the Lon, the
elephant, or It, IN kind.
Bat among all the larger creatures OF
the animal kingdom it Is diff ult TO fad
more than tCz n species which are as
class, i'll tempered, unless we include
all those earnivOr0us animals which tx
hibit certain terOClty IN the copture Of
their prey. But il will lie found thar,
apart from tlls Law OF bang, such All.
mails are NOT, rs a rnle either III ten psr-
ed or malicious. Ga ne contrary, their
natural bias is toward good nature ami
ID may ba Inferred that thu hsrceness ev.
hibtied by them when actu Ally striking
their prey Is rather a gradual develop
ment IRON particular niece slty thdu an
essential part OF their nntlTe The good
humOr OF the lions and otner f'llue was
we'll illustrated bya scene at the Z 70 few
weeks ago. Toe young lion frou S0k0t0
was much intent on breaSi9g in the iron
shutter that sep3Ta Is the house It now
occupies froai its former quarters next
door. Apart from the very proper wish to
assert its right TO its former doniClle, it
hat the irritating stimu rs supplied oY an
IN tempered and d-seriplt old leopard
which was growing on the other side Of
the shutter, and even went SO far as 10
Insert one Of his longest teeth into the
crack between the SHUTTER and the wall, as
"a reminder 10 the ion what was waiting
for it on the other side Tle lion was
striking constln heavy blows on the DIOR,
and was 50 intent on its oCcupa ion AS 10
disregard the call Of it, keeper. Tue
keeper quietly attracted its sttgnti1n b
pulling It's tail. and the lion at once d..
sisted, rubbed lts fac against tue Keeper
han3. and lay do IN to be stroke6, patted,
and hove its name cares>ed 4 very beau
tlful puma close ~ exhibited alt the
the pleasure Of friendly cat at being
stroked. and be tiger from Tarkestan al
10 red itself 70 be fondei like big dog.
London Spectator.