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keeper as an untameable animal. At the end of two or three 
years the gentleman called at the Tower to visit his old acquaint¬ 
ance, who immediately recognized him, and, upon his being ad¬ 
mitted into his cage, shewed the strongest symptoms of pleasure 
at again seeing his former master. A story somewhat similar 
is mentioned by Mr. Bingley, in his Animal Biography. 
“ Animals which are unable to associate with their own species, 
will sometimes form most strange attachments. I had last year 
a solitary pigeon, who, being unable to procure a mate, attached 
itself to an old barn-door fowl, whose side it seldom left at night, 
roosting by him in the hen-house. The cock seemed sensible of 
the attachment of the pigeon, and never molested it or drove it 
from him. I had also a tame hedgehog, which nestled before 
the fire on the stomach of an old lazy terrier dog, who was much 
attached to it, and the best understanding existed between them. 
I have also seen a horse and a pig associate together, for want 
of any other companions. And Mr. White, in his Natural 
History of Selborne, mentions a curious fact of a horse and a 
solitary hen spending much of their time in an orchard, where 
they saw no creature but each other: the fowl would approach 
the quadruped with notes of complacency, rubbing herself gently 
against its legs, while the horse would look down with satisfac¬ 
tion, and move with the greatest caution and circumspection, 
lest he should trample on his diminutive companion. At Aston 
Hall, in Warwickshire, I remember to have seen a cat and a large 
fierce bloodhound who were always together, the cat following 
the dog about the yard, and never seeming tired of his society : 
they fed together, and slept in the same kennel. 
“ A gentleman residing in Northumberland assured me that he 
had a tame fox, who was so much attached to his harriers, and 
they to him, that they lived together, and that the fox always 
went out hunting with the pack. This fox was never tied up, 
and was as tame, playful, and harmless, as any dog could be. 
He hunted with the pack for four years, and was at last killed 
by an accident. 
“ Some animals of the same species form also strong attach¬ 
ments for each other. This was shewn in the case of two Hano¬ 
verian horses, who had long served together during the Penin¬ 
sular war, in the German brigade of artillery; they had assisted 
in di ’awing the same gun, and had been inseparable companions 
in many battles. One of them was at last killed, and after the 
engagement the survivor was piqueted as usual, and his food 
brought to him ; he refused, however, to eat, and was constantly 
turning round his head to look for his companion, sometimes 
neighing as if to call him. All the care that was bestowed upon 
him was of no avail: he was surrounded by other horses, but he 
did not notice them ; and he shortly afterwards died, not having 
