St Nicholas [serial] . A BABY MONO DESCENDED FROM EGG-EATING ANCESTORS. He cracked it with his upper teeth, making a hole in it, and suckedout all the substance. eating instinct. But Mono had never yet seenan egg. To each of the three monkeys Dr. Jordan gave. BOB TOOK HIS EGG FOR SOME KIND OF NUT. When the inside ran out and fell on the ground, he looked at it for amoment in bewilderment. tors, handled his egg with all the inherited ex-pertness of a long-developed instinct. He crackedit with his upper teeth, making a hole in it, andsucked out all its substance. Then holding theegg-shell up to
St Nicholas [serial] . A BABY MONO DESCENDED FROM EGG-EATING ANCESTORS. He cracked it with his upper teeth, making a hole in it, and suckedout all the substance. eating instinct. But Mono had never yet seenan egg. To each of the three monkeys Dr. Jordan gave. BOB TOOK HIS EGG FOR SOME KIND OF NUT. When the inside ran out and fell on the ground, he looked at it for amoment in bewilderment. tors, handled his egg with all the inherited ex-pertness of a long-developed instinct. He crackedit with his upper teeth, making a hole in it, andsucked out all its substance. Then holding theegg-shell up to the light and seeing there was nolonger anything in it, he threw it away. All thishe did mechanically, automatically, and just aswell with the first egg as with any other heafterward had. And all eggs since given him hehas treated in the same way. The monkey Bob took his egg for some kindof nut. He broke it with his teeth and tried topull off the shell. When the inside ran out andfell on the ground, he looked at it for a momentin bewilderment, then with both hands scoopedup the yolk and the sand mixed with it andswallowed it. Then he stuffed the shell into hismouth. This act was not instinct; it was was not familiar by inherited instinct wit
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