Birds, Beasts, and Fish

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22337, 26 February 1938, Page 4 (Supplement)

Birds, Beasts, and Fish

ANIMALS LIKE MUSIC

INTELLIGENT CATS

Margaret Blackler, Nell Muir, and 'Mate Billabong contribute interesting stories this week. Watch your pets and see if they like music, too. This is a subject that is worth writing about, and one that takes a little time and patience in observation.

"Our Calf Listens to the

along the notes. As he is not allowed on the piano I always take him off. Then he makes a second attempt, and fails. —'MATE BILLABONG, A. 8., L.8.H., Papanui. More Milk With Music

Wireless"

Last year we had a calf, which We used to tie up in our yard. One day we let it out for a run. As soon as we undid the rope, the

One day when the cows were being milked, Trevor was singing to them. That night when the milk came in I saw that there was more than usual. I thought that was

«gf ran inside and stood by the ■wireless. It was a hard job to get it out, and ever since it has always put its head inside our window to listen to the music.

—NELL, MUIR, A. 8., A.F.S., Red Eagle Club. Gladstone. r He Walks the Notes

strange. The next night he sang again, and they gave the same amount. Every night now that Trevor sings to the cows they give more milk. —MARGARET BLACKLER (aged 9), A. 8., L.8.H., P.8.H., Hazelburn.

I think cats must love music. Often when I am playing the piano, >roy cat jumps on my knee and puts his paws on the piano and walks

We have two black and two grey cats called Fluff-Dignity, Tussie-Rutt-Dinah, Winkles, and Tittups-Jill-Dinkie! These cats are very well behaved and very intelligent.

We play hide-and-seek with them, and they know just what to do. The other day I was brushing them, and the one I was brushing, Tussie —for short—pulled the brush from my hands and scratched itself with it. If you ask them a question they sometimes nod, but they always let you know the answer. —'MATE SUNSET RIDGE, Oamaru.

"POUND —A cow by a man with A a broken horn.

T OST—A pony by a boy with a ±J black mane.

T OST—A cat by a girl with a ■ LJ striped tail. —'MATE LONG JOHN SILVER, P.8.H., L.8.H., Ashburton.