Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-04

beasts: and geological psychology has num-
berless cases of elephant revenge. The dog
is revengeful, as he is grateful. But the
most curious case we have observed is that
of wild boar. When first brought to the
institute this boar was agitated and dam
gerOuS, and gave trouble to our keepers
One of these, named Jacques, took the
habit of swatting the poor beast with his
stick when 1t came his turn to feed him.
Later the boar became tame, so that the
men could walk freely in his Enclosure. One
day when he had brought the boar's food
this Jacques stepped into the Enclosure
With a squeal that was almost laugh the
boar charged Jacques with his tusks and
plowed great burrows in his legs. Then for
hours after the boar would look at the
other keepers knowingly and grin
1.-THE hyena laughs 1 said, and the
crocodile is said to shed tears.
There are beasts that really weep and
sob when in pain or fear answered the
animal psychologist THE hunted stag
escape the dogs; so also the red deer. Both
the elephant and the bear weep when
wounded, and the dog is a great bowler,
with no lack of tears; but for steady
prize.
A Homesick Tapir.
1.-The tapir we observed here at the insti-
tute. and a more inoffensive creature never
lived. In their own country, India, they go
out only at night, marching to the river
in single file, as grave as philosophers,
swinging their short trunks continually to
sniff danger. The females take an exag-
gerated care of their young, continually
poking them about. pulling them back and
forcing the poor little ones to walk just
so, two steps in front of them, for all the
world like a fussy human mother In cap
tivity the tapir is docie and affectionate,
attaching himself tremendously to certain
keepers and certain places in which they
h1tra hoo fYao tod n hOrrr
from the Jardin des Plantes. Well, he
just mourned and mourned"
Wanted to go back?
Exactly. Tears would fall from his eyes
hour after hour, while he would sit like a
dog on his hind quarters, swinging from
side to side and moaning gently. The only
comfort one could give him was to scratch
his hide or pat him. Then his means would
die down to contented grunts, like weep
ing child when it is comforted; but the
| moment one stopped and started to leave
him the weeping and moaning and rocking
from side to side would begin again. We
sent him home"
You spoke of seals weeping The old
Irish fairy stories explained it. as we'll as
| the seals intelligence. by pretending that
they were human beings transformed by
the charms of sorcererS.''
Affectionate Seals.
NO such intelligent trained animals have
ever been seen in Paris as the troupe Of
seals recently brought over by an Ameri-
cam replied my informant. THE dog, in
spite of his 5000 years of human compan-
ionship. is a fool in comparison. In the
matter of emotion, too. the seal Is every bit
as far advanced as the dog-aud further
One species called the dugong inhabits the
waters of the Malay archipelago, and the
Madays, when they have captured a young
one, are always sure to capture the mother.
She comes moaning and sobbing after her
r mr. nnciy faor
rolling down her cheeks. These tears the
Malays carefully collect in tiny bottles as
a love charm, to render human affection
more durable"
Where do you get that story?' I asked
1T Is vouched for by Cuvier and Geoffroy
Saint-Hilaire." said the animal psycholo-
| gist There was sea lion at the Jardin
| des Plantes who mourned himself to death
at the loss of his mate. All day long he
| would lie stretched on the edge of his swim
ming tank. weeping and moaning. And up
| to the day Of his mates death he had been
| the livelieSt OF animals, a trick swimmer
| and diver, the joy of visitors"
Il have seen seals playing with big rub
| Der balls In their tanks l said.
Animals Playthings.
Animals games and playthings form a
| great division OF the Institutes research"
| replied the member. 1T is a great SUBJ
| ject. Within the past year two serious
| books have been published on it, one in
French and one in German. Peschuel-Losche
| tells Of tame female monkey who con-
structed a swing for herself. measuring the
! rope and changing its length several times
| before it suited her. The observer FIR
| Ellendorf. had a little black-headed monkey
who amused himself by striking safety
matches on the edge of the box. The same
naturalist. Losche, tells how young balloons
| make playthngs Of pieces Of wood of pc
culiar shape. and when going to bed at
| night. like children. they go to sleep holding
| them in their arms.
Isabelle. one Of the most intelligent of
| these young baboous.' he says, thus cher
ished for a long time sardine box which
she had polished till 1t shone like silver.
and Pavy, her brother. chung to a curved
piece of wood with which he played tipcat.
| Both puppies and kittens put in their time
with playthIngs, which. the former, at least.
! hide carefully away at night But for the
highest type Of piaything an object which
| the animal shows a continuous attachment
| for, handling 1t and caring for it with seri-
| Gus interest, will have to refer you to the
wombat"
1T looks like a giant rat, does It not"
| 1eS' Out 1t Is marsupal animal, Hike
the kangaroo and Opossum. Like the rat
however. It burrows, constructing itself
houses and villages under the ground lin
ing them with wet clay that haftfens like
| cement. Wen, an enthusiastic member OF
our International Psychological Institute
| sent M Hachet-Soupletr fine wombat from
] Australia. We still have him, and never