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{{a|latin|}}Of or relating to an [[animal]], “by its nature, wild”. From the {{tag|Latin}}. | |||
To be contrasted with animals [[mansuetae naturae]], animals are, in the immortal words of Darling, J., in {{casenote|Manton|Brocklebank}}: | To be contrasted with domesticated animals “[[mansuetae naturae]]”, animals [[ferae naturae]] are, in the immortal words of Darling, J., in {{casenote|Manton|Brocklebank}}: | ||
{{Quote|... those ''[[ferae naturae]]'', e.g. [[tiger]]s and [[lion]]s which a man keeps at his peril.}} | {{Quote|... those ''[[ferae naturae]]'', e.g. [[tiger]]s and [[lion]]s<ref>And scots terriers, to be honest, though curiously Darling, J. [[omission|omitted]] mention of these.</ref> which a man keeps at his peril.}} | ||
A chap who keeps lions and tigers does so at his peril, and should they escape and cause damage to (for which, presumably, read “eat”) his [[neighbour]] the ordinary principles of {{casenote|Rylands|Fletcher}} will apply. | A chap who keeps lions and tigers does so at his peril, and should they escape and cause damage to (for which, presumably, read “eat”) his [[neighbour]] the ordinary principles of {{casenote|Rylands|Fletcher}} will apply. | ||
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In fact as I recall the escaping water in {{casenote|Rylands|Fletcher}} was classified, in the eyes of the law, not as a [[wild animal]], but as a [[Domestic animal|domestic]] one with a known predisposition to flightiness. | In fact as I recall the escaping water in {{casenote|Rylands|Fletcher}} was classified, in the eyes of the law, not as a [[wild animal]], but as a [[Domestic animal|domestic]] one with a known predisposition to flightiness. | ||
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