On 18/09/2014 07:32, polygonum wrote:
On 18/09/2014 06:57, alan_m wrote:

Nature has provided the sheep with fat and a wick so if you set fire to
them they can be seen by the dogs for a long time.

Surprisingly we do not often hear of spontaneous ovine combustion. In
fact, I don't remember a single case, though I am aware of burning
animals after a lightning strike, for example.

Is this a difference between ovines and humans?

Beagles might be more likely to suffer it given the normal means for
starting "spontaneous" human combustion.