. Darwin, and after Darwin. An exposition of the Darwinian theory and a discussion of post-Darwinian questions. Evolution; Heredity. 320 Darwin, and after Darwin. to secure concealment, it nevertheless exhibits the instinct of crouching which is of benefit to all its kind, although, from the accident of its own abnormal colouring, this instinct is then actually detrimental to the animal itself. For example, every sportsman. Fig. 109.— (Edicnenms crepitans, showing the instinctive attitude of concealment. Drawn from a stuffed specimen in the British Museum, \ nat. size, with appropriate surroun
. Darwin, and after Darwin. An exposition of the Darwinian theory and a discussion of post-Darwinian questions. Evolution; Heredity. 320 Darwin, and after Darwin. to secure concealment, it nevertheless exhibits the instinct of crouching which is of benefit to all its kind, although, from the accident of its own abnormal colouring, this instinct is then actually detrimental to the animal itself. For example, every sportsman. Fig. 109.— (Edicnenms crepitans, showing the instinctive attitude of concealment. Drawn from a stuffed specimen in the British Museum, \ nat. size, with appropriate surroundings supplied. must have noticed that the somewhat rare melanic variety of the common rabbit will crouch as steadily as the normal brownish-gray type, notwithstanding that, owing to its abnormal colour, a " nigger-rabbit " thus renders itself the most conspicuous object in the. 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 Romanes, George John, 1848-1894. Chicago The Open Court Pub. Co
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