. The study of animal life. Zoology. Instinct 165 birds teach their fledghngs to fly, and ants their young their place in the comrnunity of the nest, and that animals imi- tate each other, it is quite possible, and indeed probable, that an instinct may be steadily improved throughout suc-. FiG. 32.—Young ducks catching moths. (From St. ^o\\TiiU^ildSports.) cessive generations by the intelligence of the individuals of a species, without any acquired character being inherited. The possible factors in the evolution of instinct are therefore— (i) Natural Selection, which might develop innate capac
. The study of animal life. Zoology. Instinct 165 birds teach their fledghngs to fly, and ants their young their place in the comrnunity of the nest, and that animals imi- tate each other, it is quite possible, and indeed probable, that an instinct may be steadily improved throughout suc-. FiG. 32.—Young ducks catching moths. (From St. ^o\\TiiU^ildSports.) cessive generations by the intelligence of the individuals of a species, without any acquired character being inherited. The possible factors in the evolution of instinct are therefore— (i) Natural Selection, which might develop innate capacity; this is certainly insufficient for the development of form, and therefore, probably, also of 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 Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur), 1861-1933. New York, C. Scribner's sons [printed at the Edinburgh press]
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