230 ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE 



will-power and intelligence, that this kitten baffled 

 human efforts in this case to go counter to its nature. 

 I have been accustomed to encourage even young 

 puppies, as soon as they are able to leave their nest, 

 to form habits of cleanliness, but I have no notes on 

 this subject at all so complete as in the case of this 

 kitten, though some will be found in my first paper on 

 the dog. 



But I now leave the reader with the diary before 

 him to draw his own conclusions. 



The cat can be taught much, but her education must 

 be conducted somewhat differently from the dog's, 

 because her nature is not in all respects like his. 



The dog, especially the pure-bred dog, is docility it- 

 self. The dog may be forced to obey, the cat cannot. 

 The dog usually delights to obey, or at all events to 

 meet the approval of his master, and he only fails to 

 make this evident when carried away by the force of 

 his instincts. The cat may be coaxed or bribed into 

 docility, but the latter is not a prominent feature in 

 her character. 



It is a mistake, however, to suppose that the cat 

 cannot be taught, and taught much, and I think the 

 diary of the kitten, to go no further, shows this clearly. 



Certain it is, however, that one will learn more of 

 the cat's intelligence by quiet observation, than by any 

 attempt to form her nature by education, after the 

 manner so successful with the dog. 



The tendency of the kitten to arouse in the evening, 

 and display an activity greater than during a large part 

 of the day, is, to my mind, an early exhibition of a 

 fundamental trait in the psychic life of the Felidce. 



They are essentially nocturnal animals, and to witness 

 how early this was shown was interesting. 



I have noticed nothing like this in puppies, though 

 it must be remembered that the cat is more like her 



