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Show Chimpanzee Proved He Had Curiosity, Anyway believe that If taken In hand young enough they could be educated to a remarkable degree. Some time ago a scientist was anxious anx-ious to discover whether chimpanzees possessed any power of reasoning. In the cage of one of them he hung a banana out of the ape's reach. He also placed In the cage two or three wooden boxes. The chimpanzee took a long while to think It out, eventually he placed one box on top of another, stood on the pile and readied the banana. Then the scientist gave him another test, but It occurred to him that the chimpanzee might think more quickly If he wns not being observed. The chimpanzee chim-panzee wan placed In a room, and the ncleiilist, going outside, put his eye to (lie keyhole to watch Mio proceeding!!. He wns amazed to find Unit he was looking Into another eye. The chimpanzee chim-panzee had got. there ft rut! Chimpanzees seem to Imve some kind of reasoning power, and many |