I deserve extra points for searching for an illustration to go with this. The actual devices from that era resemble nothing as much as an angle grinder.
Meanwhile, here, everyone talks about how they need their air conditioning. I only wish I could afford to add freon (or whatever they use these days) to my car.
Since I no longer have kids at home, I no longer have a fever thermometer. I don't have scales, either. I know when I'm overweight, and I know when I have a fever. At my age, I can pretty much tell when either is in the danger zone.
According to the article, the oxen acted appropriately scared. They didn't let him get close enough to smell. But who knows? Maybe he had been camping in the Arctic long enough to smell like a bear.
Source: I have seen The Lion King.