. From North pole to equator: studies of wild life and scenes in many lands. Animal behavior; Birds; Tundras; Ethnology; Birds. APES AND MONKEYS. 313 till late in the evening, seeks constant occupation, and when he comes to an end of his usual employments he invents new ones, even if it should only be slapping his feet with his hands, or knock- ing against hollow boards, and thus producing sounds which give him evident pleasure. In a room he occupies himself with carefully. rig. (Troglodytes niijer). examining everything that attracts his attention, opens drawers and rummages am
. From North pole to equator: studies of wild life and scenes in many lands. Animal behavior; Birds; Tundras; Ethnology; Birds. APES AND MONKEYS. 313 till late in the evening, seeks constant occupation, and when he comes to an end of his usual employments he invents new ones, even if it should only be slapping his feet with his hands, or knock- ing against hollow boards, and thus producing sounds which give him evident pleasure. In a room he occupies himself with carefully. rig. (Troglodytes niijer). examining everything that attracts his attention, opens drawers and rummages among their contents, opens the stove door to look at the fire and shuts it again, holds a key properly, stands before the mirror and amuses himself with the reflection of his own gestures and grimaces, uses brush and duster as he has been taught, puts on blankets and clothing, and so on. His acuteness of observation is strikingly proved by his almost unfailingly correct judgment of persons. Not only does he recog-. 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 Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884; Thomson, Margaret R. , tr; Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur), 1861-1933, ed. London [etc. ] Blackie & Son, Limited
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