. Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents, based on the Cornell nature-study leaflets. Nature study. Mammal Study 281. A Sicilian shepherd. Photo by J. H. Comstock, THE SHEEP Teacher's Story "The earliest important achievement of ovine intelligence is to knowwltether its own notion or another's is most worth while, and if the other's, which one? Individual sheep have certain qtmlities, instincts, competences, but in the man-herded flocks these are superseded by something which I shall call the flock mind, though I cannot say very well what it is, except that it is less than the
. Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents, based on the Cornell nature-study leaflets. Nature study. Mammal Study 281. A Sicilian shepherd. Photo by J. H. Comstock, THE SHEEP Teacher's Story "The earliest important achievement of ovine intelligence is to knowwltether its own notion or another's is most worth while, and if the other's, which one? Individual sheep have certain qtmlities, instincts, competences, but in the man-herded flocks these are superseded by something which I shall call the flock mind, though I cannot say very well what it is, except that it is less than the sum of all their intelligences. This is why there have never been any notable changes in the management of flocks since the first herder girt himself with a wallet of sheep-skin and went out of his cave-dwelling to the ;—"The Flock," by Mary Austin. Both sheep and goats are at home on mountains, and sheep especially, thrive best in cool, dry locations. As wild animals, they were creatures of the mountain crag and chasm, although they frequented more open places than the mountain goats, and their wool was developed to protect them from the bitter cold of high altitudes. They naturally gathered in flocks, and sentinels were set to give warning of the approach of danger; as soon as the signal came, they made their escape, not in the straight away race like the deer, but in following the leader over rock, ledge and precipice to mountain fastnesses where wolf nor bear could follow. Thus, the instinct of following the leader blindly, came to be the salvation of the individual sheep. The teeth of the sheep are like those of the goat, eight incisors below and none on the upper row, and six grinding teeth at the back of each side. 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 Comstock, An
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