ANIMAL WEATHER PROPHETS.
Shepherds and others who spend much time in the open air say that we may always know when it will rain by watching the ways of animals. Thus, if donkeys bray more often than usual, or if they hang their ears downward and forward and rub against walls, rain will come on. When cats sneeze and when, also, they give up chasing their tails, look out for rain. It will be rainy if the dog eats grass or is drowsy and stupid. Expect rain when sheep turn their backs to the wind; when peacocks squawk a great deal; when pigs carry straw to their sties or are very restless and given to much grunting. Rain will come when horses stretch out their necks and sniff the air. And should oxen lick their fore feet or turn up their nostrils and sniff the air or lie on their right sides, we may count confidently upon wet weather.—"Glasgow Herald."
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 147, 22 June 1901, Page 2 (Supplement)
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