The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-26
ACCIDENTS TO ANIMALS.

Among wild qudrupeds only the rumi-
nants with large horns and long limbs
seem commonly liable to accidents.
Cases of stays dying with interlocked
antlers are recorded from time to time,
and auckland gives an account of a Gu
rious accident which befell a big stag
in Windsor Forest. The poor beast had
been standing on its hind legs to nib
BILE leaves from a thorn-tree, and
caught it's hoof in a fork in the trunk.
This threw it on its back, and broke the
bone. Though red deer are in this
country mainly found wild on noun
famous ground, we much doubt if
they are mountain species or specially
clever on rocky ground.
Mr. J. C. Millais mentions one pass
where the bones of deer that missed
their footing and fallen down the crags
may frequently be seen. Broken
limbs are very common, even among
park stays, generally due to fights in
the rutting time This must usually
lead to the death of deer in all districts
where large carnivora are found; but
the astonishing way in which broken
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 if left to nature The most
striking of recent instances is the case
of doe antelope at Leonardslee, which
smashed it's hind leg high up, and so
badly that the bone protruded. 1t
would have been shot, but it was OBJ
served to be feeding, as if not in pain.
1t survived the winter, and was seen to
swing the injured leg forward to
scratch it's ear before the bone set.
The fracture reduced itself, and the cut
skin grew over the place, leaving a
scar. Later, though lame, it was per-
fectly well, and reared young one.
A tiger, recently killed in the hot
weather, had a bullet wound a week old
which had smashed its shoulder This
wound, though very bad one, was
perfectly healthy, and there was evidence
that since it was inflicted the tiger had
eaten no flesh, but only drunk water.
Miss Glendyne' and "the runner-up"
for the cup were slipped at hare
which went wild and strong. When
killed after a good course by the two
crack greyhounds, it was found to have
only three feet. This may be compared
with the accounts of collie dog, re-
Gently quoted in the papers, which had
| one fore foot and one hind foot cut off
| by reaping machine, but which still
manages to help with the flock. Dogs,
which ought to be little liable to acct
dents, are very frequent sufferers,
| largely from their association with man
and intense desire to participate in all
| his .doings. One of their commonest
| 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. If the cart moves as they make
| their spring the danger is increased,
| and fore legs broken, usually just below
| the shoulder, are very commonly seen.
| Dogs also have dangerous falls when
on the ground, accidents usually as
| scribed only to biped and horses. A
greyhound going at full speed will trip,
| fly head over heals, and break leg, or
even it's neck. Master Magrath" in
1870 went through the rotten ice of the
River Alt, from which Altcar takes its
names, 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 setter which 'tripped'' over a
| sitting hare. The dog, a large heavy
| a 1t