Half Horse, Half Cow.
A cow recently gave birth to a pair of singular animals. Th«y resemble colts more than calves, although both possess rudimentary the horns and hoofs of cattle, but in all other respects they seem to be young horses, having long, flowing manes and tails of colts, only these latter are unusually long and bushy. One is a male and the other a female, and both are welldeveloped, well-shaped animals. The mother, however, seems to know that there is something abnormal about them, any has declined to allow them natural nourishment, go that they aro to be brought up by hand. The mother is a young Jersey of unmixed breed and a valuable anim-.tl. As usual, the jpenny show proprietors have scented out the curiosities, and have proposed to purchase them, bub the owner has declined, having a mind to watch the development of these singular offspring. The other cattle and horses on the farm alike refuse to consort with the strangers, and it has been found necessary to isolate them in a separate pasture. The coltcalves are playful little creatures, aud eeem to possess affectionate dispositions, coming to the bars at a whistle from the man having them in charge. Crowds from all over the csunkry {have been to see the curiosities. — Dunedin Star.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6727, 18 July 1893, Page 4
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218Half Horse, Half Cow. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6727, 18 July 1893, Page 4
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