258 MORBID BODILY CONDITIONS 



1. Among the quadrumana : the chimpanzee, the ouistiti 

 and other monkeys. 



2. Among quadrupeds : various breeds of the dog, the 

 horse, elephant, cat, pig, deer, wolf, mouse, sheep, cow. 



3. Among other mammals : the seal and dolphin. 



4. Among fish : the devil fish ; and 



5. Among birds : the common fowl (cock and chicken), 

 turkey, pheasant, blackbird, linnet, piping bullfinch, canary, 

 various larks, parrots and parroquets. 



Some of these animals, it may be noted, are most unlikely 

 subjects for intense emotion, especially of the softer kinds 

 for instance, the wolf, devil fish, pig and dolphin, and yet 

 our chapter on animal 'Eeputation' shows how much the 

 real character of the animal is belied and misunderstood. 



Of the various forms in which death occurs among the 

 lower animals, as the result of certain mental conditions, 

 intense or protracted none is of greater interest, none 

 more human-like in its character, than what is commonly 

 described as broken heart or heart-break. It is obviously 

 very common among a great variety of animals and under 

 a great variety of circumstances. Thus we are told that 

 sporting dogs become 'heart-broken' by cruel treatment 

 (Walsh). 



The dog frequently dies of broken heart from the loss of 

 its whelps by drowning or otherwise, or on the death of its 

 master ; but it does so also, and suddenly, from the shock of 

 joy and surprise acting conjointly, as in the case of a pet 

 dog whose master returned unexpectedly to it while it was 

 asleep. When it awoke and found him in his usual position 

 in his own arm chair, it ' gave one long look, sprang into his 

 lap and died' (' Animal World'). The bullfinch dies also 

 of broken heart at separation from its master or mistress, 

 as was long ago recorded by Buffon. 



When the bird-catcher takes a nightingale from its mate, 

 it rarely survives dying speedily of broken heart (Houzeau) ; 

 and the same has happened with the linnet and many other 

 cage birds. Even in the pig, death is recorded from broken 

 heart as resulting from the loss of a mate or companion 

 (Watson). A piping bullfinch that only fancied he had lost 



