Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-08
ANIMALS HAVE DIsLIKEs.
Instinctive Hatred of Cows Toward Dogs-Monkeys' Characteristics.


 Instinctive Hatred of Cows Toward
 Dogs Monkeys Characteristics.
 Not only is it true that animals, both domestic and wild, show decided pref erences for certain persons and a strong dislike to other individuals, but whole races of creatures often show a universal hatred toward other spe- cies. Tn the legends of ancient times this was noticed; always arrayed against each other were the otter and the crocodile, the hart and the dragon, the unicorn and the elephant.
 Perhaps the most interesting cases of dislikes are those which are inner tied; fear of the natural enemies of a certain weaker species being so strong that even the young just born may ex- perience it. All herds of cows and cat tie hate dogs instinctively.
 Gan we not trace this to the time, long centuries ago, when the wild herds were always in danger of being attacked by wild dogs or wolves which slunk about on the outskirts of the
 herd, and watched with hungry eyes every chance to cut out and pull down helpless calf?
 To fight like sScats and dogs has be- come 8 prOYerb, and we must admit
 there is abundant basis for it's truth. In domestic cats this is doubtless an inherited instinct, which in one of it's
 larger relatives we can verify to-day.
 Tn India the tiger is king, almost. Deep in the jungle she makes her lair,
 and the cubs have few enemies, indeed. Bear or tiger cat when they inadver-
 tently come across the lair trail of the
 great striped one back trail, and rapid ly, too.
 It is doubtful if even the great pyth-
 on would disturb one of the little furry
 kittens. But the packs of wild dogs fare without fear, and would kill and eat the cubs, and defy the parent when she returned.
 1 Well she knows this, and also that
 although she might slay dozen, yet
 the others would pin her down, ripping her flesh, careless if they died or no So tiger in captivity will scrutinize
 wolf without much show of anger,
 but pity the dog that ever comes with l in reach, and if she cannot get at him
 her wrath of memory will vent itself l in howls and fierce endeavors on the
 bars of her cage.
 A leopard, which lives so much among the trees and could so easily
 escape the attacks of wild dogs, has no instinctive hate, although dog is
 a titbit which would be by no means despised. This fact is well known to dogs, which show their fear of these
 arboreal felines, while they will mob tigers and other terrestial cats, Pumas
 come under the same head as leopards and are held ill great respect by dogs. l Tn Zoos the animals generally show
 dislike to children and cripples; in 1 the first instance, doubtless. because ] they are teased more by the young sters. and in the second place because of the strange horror and hate which many animals show of the abnormal, or conditions out of the usual, for dis eliminating between which they have
 remarkable ability
 l Monkeys hate negroes, but this dis | like of dark-skinned men is not con- | fined only to the above mentioned 1 class of animals. It is said that when 1 MT Hagenbeck's Somalis were at the l Crystal Palace they were invited one Sunday to see the Zoo, whither they
 went, accompanied by MT Menzies, the African explorer and hunter. who had brought them from Somaliland. There was nothing to which the most sensitive European could object in the l appearance of these free. half Arab l tribesmen, but when the dark men en- tered the lion house there was an up-
 roar. The animals were furious they 1 roared with rage. The apes and mon- | keys were frightened and angry, and even the phlegmatic wild cattle were excited They recognized their natural enemies, the dark-skinned men who l had hunted them for centuries in the 1 jungles and bush. and with whom l their own parents did battle when they were captured and carried off captive \ in the Nubian desserts.
 A bird will often die from sheer ter TOT when greatly frightened. and par | rots. emus and monkeys will sometime faint dead away. There are many cases of dislike or hate among animals which | are inexplicable to us just as many people have unreasonable prejudices ! against cats, mice, caterpillars or snakes.
 Why, for instance. should camels arouse such disgust in horses? Bears and other animals are often unheeded | by horses, but even the scent of a ! camel which has passed sometimes be- l fore is enough to make horses refuse
 to be driven near it. Horses will learn to work in company with elephants much sooner than with camels.-Phil-
 adelphia Press.