The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-22
GREEv M0Rus " cirrnIrY
turious Intelligence Disrla, = by the
Great lets AZ Feeding Time.

Tho intelligence TO o." found ~ oven i'n
lower orders Of animal j. remarkably
shown In No" case 10 the big green mora,
At The Vow N.r, Aquarium. Thee" two
great ,"ls from 'u" water, % Bermuda.
one of them about five au' n h1lf feet VA
length. and the Other about Eve foot occupy
n s.ngl" 'dhk 1'ry are irregular feeder.
Something's eating every dlv Tor days AMI
then maNlr" -slDHluC a dag Cor three or four
DAYS and e1'lug some days moro and
~pm" d0 lee Buf vh'fl"r tney cat or
nov Va" green w1Tavs always c1iuH up -
the sop OF the water ~ meal tuu" Tn nature
these sirang" cteatur'-, prHNlrK abJu.
IN he wH.er aruuut 'ho coral rocks e..
Bermuda. -cshiug what pr, they could
fnd. we're certainly about a. unknown
a. creature pUld h., ~ the habits ~ urer.
hur here IN th" Aquarium tank they come.
NJ many Of the f-hs- DO. 10 know tho alunHr
lell. and unfailirglv they answer IT,
Their Dime l-'ll h. Vim" " .-o screen over
their tank there are SCREENS over nearly
all the tanks win tho Wrug~ af'1"hef
tot when 10" man whD i'-'l- them go NEE
along he S"l1ss a cord running thruug
a little pulley overhead Wn'rsv7fu fl'
-'ren can IT, rais'd on ~ 'Uc way \
~" first touch or that Cnri the moray.
Wing very likely IN IA" bottom ~ H. tHpA
rear the'r heads aud g. into Wotiou. The,
can't sea the man. hut tlrry know WhaT tina
touch on the cord means - tl" -c0,y'
go-- up. outside ~ aud over IN" tank. b.
rise the great '-'ls within n, frr what thr'
know Is coming Then when thrvIgS
there, sometimes they eat ami sometimes
they wont.
Their food, fresh Goldfish cut into strips
four or five inches long. r. earned down
u pieCe az a time "a th",ui ~ "a ioug. pointed
stick, 20 10 waved abpu' ~ the water tn
some 80 nbilncs ~ n little fish m motion,
10 arouse their apostles. Al that H. necessary.
The log ccl~ may follow this. and ore NAV
take u between it, o'sn jaws. but even
then rcject u, not hoing hungry enough 20
eat Sometime n pi"c" oi The fish j. laft
living IN the cells mouth. which - ela'lN
done. for with a gent. pull on the stuck tH,
picCe may Il" caught ou 'h' points ui tb"
sharp teeth tn. moray INV balance that
strip IL R~h tho-' for n moment ln ~ open
mouth. living acr,ss - tower i,W. and tncu
swim on, letting Il simply HuI' ~ 20 SIN,
to IA" lotion But the sam" o"l M"
come with great g~Nrauuns for the un'f
picce put down, only Go - through JI.'
that sam" I-rrturmlno" 'NcI ,EHlu
hut nov for au'ih"r dI, vN'n the hg
celS ar" both hungry, AMI v hrr he Goldfish
tastes good to them Then ~ 'hr hr.t
touch on IN" ~Crs'u thyy UHru" Iw .-flpc u,
through the Wai"r. ant ''n tr' % whrh
the first pi,Se l. haud'Nl down viii open tive
deep laws In IT, pointed. bluck.uk. head
Hud take the fish promptly, 1rt even give
n a httl" pull, e. fr- o. from the end ~ 'hN
stick, AMI swallow II Instantly. ealing on
then, IA tru" s"a serpent sisI" A. such
tima Il j. uc''~~arN tu l-uA .u' AID 500
thai each mcfay rp'- i'- al, 'i"l r.u brf
Of pisS,s, tut either would take the others
portion n u could ct ~ iUUp" 4 80
siz'i picyS- each l. Hh,u' all hat De- allowed
to them a. a single f'~-ii"v
Then come MIA s~n. 'h' most remark
ablo thing about o. al Nhou 10, scr IN
l. droppsSi W" lig crl- know p"rf~tlV vel
what II means. mandy. tha' that p the 'ni
81 u, for tho time, that III" meal - over
AMI tE,NN get 40 more nov. and thew
don't even hook Tor g. b.t Deliberately
drip hack CD where they vor, before, a. the
tuttom ui their tank