Quadrupeds, 1683 



Antipathy of a Monkey to a Tortoise. — I beg to offer for insertion in your 

 magazine the following observation on a particular antipathy manifested by a small 

 Chinese monkey which I had lately in my possession. I happened to have at the 

 same time a tortoise, and whenever I brought it near the monkey, the latter always 

 exhibited the greatest horror, trembling from head to foot, and going into violent con- 

 vulsions until the obnoxious animal was removed. I never saw it show the least an- 

 tipathy to any other animal ; but on the contrary, it showed the greatest partiality to 

 dogs and birds. — Edward Peacock ; Bottesford Moors, Brigg, Lincolnshire, February 

 18th, 1847. 



Anecdote of a Cat. — A cat belonging to the Rev. Mr. De Brett, of Broughton, 

 near Brigg, was generally in the stable with the horses, and often sat upon their backs : 

 it happened that Mr. De Brett was going to visit his friends in Kent, and sent his 

 horses forward into that county by the groom : on the day of departure the cat jumped 

 upon the back of one of them ; the groom, thinking it would jump off again, let it pro- 

 ceed, and in fact, it rode to London in this way, and through the streets of London, to 

 Mr. De Brett's mother's residence in Kent: at the several inns where the groom 

 stopped the cat was put into the bar, and always appeared happy and contented. — 

 Henry Gr anther ; Scawby Brigg, Feb. llth, 1847. 



A tame Badger. — A little more than two years ago, some men of this place caught 

 in a wood, at night, a young badger, apparently about four months old. In a short time 

 he began to feed heartily, and ultimately became very famiKar and play some. He 

 was called "Bobby,'' and answered to his name as readily as a dog. With the 

 dogs kept in the same house he always lived on excellent terms, playing and frisk- 

 ing with them, both in and out of doors. He was frequently taking short jaunts, in 

 company with the dogs, to a garden about a quarter of a mile from the village, and al- 

 though occasionally frightened by the stage-coach passing him, he only once attempted 

 an escape. He seemed rather afraid of strangers, and on being taken much notice of 

 always made his way up the body of his protector, clinging by his long claws to the 

 dress, and hiding his head under the flap of the coat. He manifested great antipathy 

 to strange dogs, and fought with all the vigour and obstinacy of his kind, becoming at 

 such times wonderfully excited, his hair standing erect. He was fed chiefly on milk, 

 bread, and fine bran, but he readily ate birds and rats. He grew rapidly, and became 

 very fat, and at his death, which took place about two months ago (of inflammation 

 of the lungs) he weighed thirty pounds. — J. N. Beadles ; Broadway, Worcestershire, 

 March 3rd, 1847. 



Description of the Calcareous Tuffa, Src., in reference to the Giant Deer. — I once 

 more take the liberty of addressing you on the giant deer of Ireland, a subject 

 which you have so ably brought before the British public, that it has absorbed 

 all other conversation on Natural History at our Societies. I will first say a few 

 words on the formation which has been called " calcareous tuffa," as distinguished 

 from marl. Marl occurs in a solid bed, and has no appearance of stratification : 

 neither does it contain extraneous matter : it is of a clammy or adhesive nature, 

 is free from all admixture of acids or salts, and never hardens to the degree of crys- 

 talization. Calcareous tuffa is daily in process of formation, and occurs wherever 

 infiltration of water can take place through the cavities and fissures of our calca- 

 reous rocks: it possesses many remarkable qualities, among which may be men- 

 tioned the extraordinary rapidity with which it becomes hardened or crystalized on 

 exposure to the atmosphere. Not only in Ireland, but in England, are many well- 



