234 ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE 
They can move about, but only in a sprawling, feeble 
way. 
They lie in a nest lined with the mother’s hair, and 
the slightest movement near causes them great dis- 
turbance. 
A couple are removed from the nest after making 
observations on them there, and taken into the house 
for closer study. 
The shghtest touch, or even a slight puff of air from 
the mouth causes them much disturbance ; they move 
in an irregular, ill-co-ordinated way, but evidently are 
greatly affected. ; 
It is especially difficult to get anything near the 
mouth without causing movement, owing, no doubt, in 
part at least, to the “feelers” in some instances, but 
not always. 
A fly crawling across the head causes jerky move- 
ments of the head as a whole, and of the ears. 
Irritating liquids, as blistering fluid, iodine, carbolic 
acid, etc., when held before the nose, cause movements 
of face parts. 
Aloes, in solution, and milk placed before the nose 
give negative results. 
When solutions of Epsom salts, common salt, and aloes 
are placed on the tongue, this organ is protruded in a 
way suggestive of dislike. 
There is in one case even a feeble attempt to wipe 
away the substance with the paws. 
A pinch causes violent movements, though there is 
no sound made. In fact, as far as my observations go, 
young rabbits rarely, if ever, utter any sound. 
The ears are inclined backward and lie close to the 
head, as in dogs, cats, ete., at birth. 
The animal can manage to stand for a moment, after 
a fashion, but the usual mode of progression is by a 
sort of crawling. 
