THE PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG ANIMALS 235 
From the first the respiratory movements of the 
nostrils, so characteristic of rabbits, are shown. 
They can also wipe the face with the fore-paws—a 
very characteristic act of the rabbit, or perhaps one 
should say, of the rodent. 
The manner in which they push under one another 
and huddle together, shows how they, like other young 
animals, are rendered uneasy by cold and quieted by 
warmth. 
They will not crawl off a suriace, but when they near 
the edge turn back. 
3rd day.—There is a very noticeable increase in size. 
Their movements are more pronounced. 
The first scratching of a surface (in this case, my hand, 
as one lies upon it) noticed. 
This is a highly characteristic act of mature rabbits. 
When they are put back into the straw near the nest 
proper, they push through and get to the other young 
ones in the nest, evidently attracted by the warmth. 
Cannot induce them to suck my finger, as puppies 
will do readily, though a little more inclined to suck the 
lips or the end of the tongue. 
Ath day— Hair is now growing over the whole sur- 
face of the body. 
7th day.—Irritating liquids used before now produce 
more decided results, and at greater distance. 
The evidence that milk is smelt, though doubtful in 
one case, seems clear in another. 
Testing as regards taste I have found very difficult 
in the rabbit, as the tendency to withdraw the mouth 
suddenly is very strong. 
There seems to be no doubt, however, that a solution 
of aloes produced disgust. 
There is a great advance in movements. They are 
very quick and irregular, and may be to one side or the 
other as likely as forward or backward. Reference 
