Roscoe Franklin of Brockton, Mass., owns a bay horse, known by the name of Shiloh, that is possessed of a peculiar accomplishment. Mr. Franklin’s stable, a rather old building, is infested by rats that give the horses much trouble, stealing their food and making themselves pests generally. It began to be observed a short time since that in Shiloh’s stall there was to be found every morning one or more of the rodents, dead, the crushed bodies of which of which indicated that they had died violent deaths, but what that death was remained a mystery until one of the stable men discovered that the big bay was himself their executioner.
He was then watched at the work, and the strategy and cunning of the animal is said to be remarkable. He will stand over a rat hole for any length of time without stirring, his ears alert, and his eyes fixed on the hole. Then as the rat breaks cover abruptly and hurriedly, as they always do. Shiloh brings down the sharp hoof of his uplifted foot upon his little harassing foe, crushing the life out of him, and if he fails to strike the wily creature will overtake him with outstretched neck, and seizing him in his powerful teeth throw him against the side of the stall, thus breaking his back.
It is but seldom that this curious ratter fails to kill his prey. The horse actually seems to enjoy the sport, for he will repeat the trick again and again, and if any one stands and watches him at it he will occasionally turn his intelligent eye on the spectator, as if to say; “I’ll get him yet.”-Philadelphia Times.
-
‹ Home
Contents
-
Categories
- Alligators
- Apes
- Bears
- Bees
- Big Cats
- Birds
- Blackbirds
- Buffalo
- Bulls
- Camels
- Cats
- Cattle
- Chickens
- Cows
- Coyotes
- Crabs
- Crocodiles
- Crows
- Deer
- Dogs
- Donkeys
- Ducks
- Eagles
- Elephants
- Ferrets
- Fish
- Foxes
- Frogs
- Geese
- Goats
- Gophers
- Hawks
- Hippopotamus
- Horses
- Hyenas
- Insects
- Lizards
- Mice
- Monkeys
- Moose
- Mules
- Muskrats
- Octopuses
- Ostriches
- Owls
- Oxen
- Parrots
- Pigeons
- Pigs
- Ponies
- Prairie Dogs
- Rabbits
- Raccoons
- Rats
- Rhinoceroses
- Sea Serpents
- Sharks
- Sheep
- Skunks
- Snakes
- Spiders
- Squirrels
- Swans
- Turkeys
- Turtles
- Uncategorized
- Weasels
- Whales
- Wolf-boys
- Wolves
-
Tags
-
Archives
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- September 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
Blogroll
-
RSS Feeds
-
Meta
Post a Comment