Excerpt from Stories About AnimalsBefore we can judge of his freedom of limb and native grace, in speed, literally out-strip ping the wind. In Britain, the breed of horses is as mixed and various as its inhab itants. The frequent introduction of foreign horses has given us a variety that no other country can boast of, and the English horse is esteemed above all others. The wild horse is active, and of a beautiful shape, but he is not so large as the tame horse. In his native state, he 18 so swift, that no other animal can contend with him in the chase. When the natives wish to take him, they make traps which are covered over in the ground, and catch him by the feet, the hunters then come and secure him. The wild horse is the only animal that can keep pace with the ostrich, which in its ¿ight has both the assistance of legs and wings. The common cart horse, although slow in his movements, is useful to the farmer in tilling the ground, and a horse that is so useful to his master, and is of so much benefit to mankind, deserves a place next to man, and next to him, the welfare of the horse should engage our attention. The horse principally subsists on vegetables, and will live to the age of twenty or thirty years.blood. The largest tigers are found in Africa, and sometimes measure nearly five feet in height, and ten in length. The tiger is re markable for his great strength, he will easily carry off a horse or buffalo by throwing the carcass over his shoulder, and will thus bound away to his lair.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.