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Show Tricks of Animal Humbugs IN military 6tables horses aro known to have pre- l" -ended to be lame in order to avoid going to a military exercio A , himpanzee had een fed on cake when sirk After hl3 recovery he often feigned eoiiKhing in order to procure dainties The cuckoo, as Is well known, lays Its eg?? In another bird's net, and, to mnke tho deception surer, it takes away one of the other bird's eggs. Animals are conscious of (hoir deceit, as Is shown by the fact that they try to act secretly and noise lessly; they show a sense cf guilt if detected; thej take precautions In advance to avoid discovery, In ?omo eases they manifest regret and repentance. Thus, bees which steal hesiiate often before aDct ufter theil exploits, as if they feared punishment. naturalist describes how his monkey com mi'ted theft While he pretended to sleep the anl mal regarded him with hesitation, and stopper I every time his mastei moved or seemed on the , I 3 point :f awakening. r 1 |