Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-22
MIsHAps OF ANIMALS.
Wild Qaadrupeds which Are Mo.1
Liable to Accidents.

WIG Quadrupeds which Are Most
Liable to Accidents.
From the London Spectator.
Among wild Quadrupeds, only the rumi-
nants with large horns and long limbs
seem commonly liable to accidents. Cases
OK stays dying with interlocked antlers are
recorded from time to time. and Buckland
gives an account Of curious accident
which befeli big stag in Windsor Forest.
Inc poor beast had been standing on its
rind legs to nibble leaves from a thorn
tree, and caught its hoof in a fork in the
trunk. This threw 1t on its back and broke
the bone Though red deer are IN this
country mainly found wild on mountain
Gus ground. we much doubt IL they are
seahy mountain species. or specially clev-
er on rocky ground. Mr.. J. G. Millais
mentions one pass where the bones of deer
tnat nave missed their footing and fallen
Gown the craSs may frequently be seen.
broken nmbs are very common. even
among park stays, generally due to fights
IN rutttng time. This must usually lead
10 the death of deer in all districts where
large carnlvora are found: but the aston
lsnlng way In which broken bones, or even
worse injuries received by wild animals
cure themselves If the creature is LET alone
SHOWS that the most serious accidents need
not lead to death, even il left to nature
Inc most striking of recent instances is
g
lee. which smashed its hind leg high IN.
ana so badly that the bone protruded. n
would have been shot, but it was observed
TO De FEEDING, as If not in pain. 1t survived
.he WINTER, ana was seen to swing the in
9lred leg forward to scratch its ear before
the bone set. The fracture reduced itself
ana the cut skin grew over the place. leay-
fg scar Later, though lame, it was
perfectly We'll, and reared a young one.
A tiger, recently killed in the hot weather.
rad bullet wound week old which had
smashed It's shoulder. This wound. though
very bad one, was perfectly healthy
ana there was evidence that since it was
1nh1cted the tiger had eaten no flesh but
only drunk water. In the Wateroo cup
coursing in 1856 Miss Glendyne'' and ..the
runner-up' Tor the cup were slipped at a
mare which went wild and ctrong. When
Killed after a good course by the two crack
greyhounds, 1t was found to have onIv
three rect. This may be compared with
the account of collie dog, recently quot
ed in the papers, which had one forefoot
and one hind foot cut off by Roaming
machine, but which still manages to helm
with the flock. Dogs, which ought to be
little liable to accidents, are very frequent
sufferers, largely from their association
with man and intense desire to participate
mishaps arises from their love of riding
In carts. They become quite clever at
scrambling or jumping in, but are not
built for jumping down on a hard road
IL lhe cart moves as they make their
spring, the danger is increased, and fore
legs broken. usually just below the Shout
der, are very commonly seem. Dogs also
have dangerous falls when on the ground.
accidents usually only ascribed to bipeds
and horses. greyhound going at full
speed will trip, fly head over heels, and
break leg or even its neck. Master
Magrath' In 1870 went through the rotten
Ice of the river Alt. from which AItcar
takes its name, while following the hare.
and nearly died from the effects. But the
strangest mishap which the writer has ever
seen fall to the lot of a dog was the case of
a setter which ''tripped"~ over a sitting
hare. The dog, large heavy animal
was running at high speed in a field of
thinly planted mangold. As it passed be-
tween the rows, Its hind feet struck some
thing, and it nearly turned a somersault
The object was squatting hare, which,
as the dog flew over in one direction, quiet
ly scuttled off In the other.