. More wild animals and the camera [microform] : with 12 mounted collotype plates and 66 art reproductions from studies taken by the author. Zoology; Animaux; Zoologie; Animals. 152 MORE WILD ANIMALS animals can appreciate the difference be- tween sounds, or that certain tones in the scale have a hypnotic influence upon the more highly developed animals, but there is no questioning the fact. In my opinion there is not an animal in the whole of creation that, by domestication, shows more intelligence than the seal, and its acuteness of hearing and appreciation of certain sounds are remarkable.
. More wild animals and the camera [microform] : with 12 mounted collotype plates and 66 art reproductions from studies taken by the author. Zoology; Animaux; Zoologie; Animals. 152 MORE WILD ANIMALS animals can appreciate the difference be- tween sounds, or that certain tones in the scale have a hypnotic influence upon the more highly developed animals, but there is no questioning the fact. In my opinion there is not an animal in the whole of creation that, by domestication, shows more intelligence than the seal, and its acuteness of hearing and appreciation of certain sounds are remarkable. Mr. Low, in his " Fauna Orcadensis," relates that in the wild state seals seem to have a great deal of curiosity. If people are p ssing in boats, they often come quite close up to the boat and stare at them, following for a long time together. If people are speaking loudly, they seem to wonder what may be the matter. " The church of Hay, in Orkney, is situated in a small sandy bay, and much frequented by seals; and I observed when the bell rang for divine service all the seals within hearing swam directly to the shore, and kept looking about them as if surprised rather than frightened, and in this manner continued to wonder so long as the bell ; ; i' i ; .' ⢠* *^ ^. - '-if . .O ,'K- »::*â -! r- I 'â !*â â â *â "â mm ^â ^^^. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dando, Walter P. (Walter Pfeffer). Toronto : Bell & Cockburn
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