Animal IntelligenceD. Appleton, 1884 - 520 pages |
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... intentional character . Thus , for instance , if a man has his back broken in such a way as to sever the nervous connection between his brain and lower extremi- ties , on pinching or tickling his feet they are 2 INTRODUCTION .
... intentional character . Thus , for instance , if a man has his back broken in such a way as to sever the nervous connection between his brain and lower extremi- ties , on pinching or tickling his feet they are 2 INTRODUCTION .
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George John Romanes. ties , on pinching or tickling his feet they are drawn sud- denly away from the irritation , although the man is quite unconscious of the adaptive movement of his muscles ; the lower nerve - centres of the spinal ...
George John Romanes. ties , on pinching or tickling his feet they are drawn sud- denly away from the irritation , although the man is quite unconscious of the adaptive movement of his muscles ; the lower nerve - centres of the spinal ...
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... feet . The ground below is riddled in every direction with subterranean passages of communication . The inhabitants are all on the most friendly terms , so that if any one nest is injured it is repaired by their united forces . 6 It ...
... feet . The ground below is riddled in every direction with subterranean passages of communication . The inhabitants are all on the most friendly terms , so that if any one nest is injured it is repaired by their united forces . 6 It ...
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... feet 6 inches long , and arranged them parallel to one another and about 6 inches apart . An end of each I attached to one of the nests ( F. niger ) , and at the other end I placed a glass . In the glass at the end of one tape I placed ...
... feet 6 inches long , and arranged them parallel to one another and about 6 inches apart . An end of each I attached to one of the nests ( F. niger ) , and at the other end I placed a glass . In the glass at the end of one tape I placed ...
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... feet . Under these circumstances the friends , although evidently coming out with the intention of finding some treasure , were never able to find it ; but wandered about in various directions for a while , and then returned to the nest ...
... feet . Under these circumstances the friends , although evidently coming out with the intention of finding some treasure , were never able to find it ; but wandered about in various directions for a while , and then returned to the nest ...
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Page 360 - ... repast. I had not long habituated him to this taste of liberty, before he began to be impatient for the return of the time when he might enjoy it. He would invite me to the garden by drumming upon my knee, and by a look of such expression as it was not possible to misinterpret.
Page 171 - Maclaurin, by a fluxionary calculation, which is to be found in the Transactions of the Royal Society of London. He has determined precisely the angle required ; and he found, by the most exact mensuration the subject could admit, that it is the very angle in which the three planes in the bottom of the cell of a honeycomb do actually meet.
Page i - ANIMAL LIFE AS AFFECTED BY THE NATURAL CONDITIONS OF EXISTENCE.
Page 359 - ... knee. He was ill three days, during which time I nursed him ; kept him apart from his fellows, that they might not molest him (for, like many other wild animals, they persecute one of their own species that is sick) and, by constant care, and trying him with a variety of herbs, restored him to perfect health. No creature...
Page 11 - For my own part, I look upon it as upon the principle of gravitation in bodies, which is not to be explained by any known qualities inherent in the bodies themselves, nor from any laws of mechanism, but, according to the best notions of the greatest philosophers, is an immediate impression from the first mover, and the divine energy acting in the creatures.