38 ANIMALS AT WORK AND PL A Y 



rule, neither exclusive nor exacting in their liking 

 for companionship. A carriage horse will find 

 comfort in the company of a kitten, just as a caged 

 lion has attached itself to a dog. And we knew a 

 solitary pigeon which was very much attached to 

 its owner's horses, and spent most of its time in 

 the stable perched on their backs or heads, apparently 

 quite satisfied so long as it had the society of other 

 creatures, though not of its own kind. 



