236 ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE 



is especially made now to movements produced re- 

 flexly. 



When placed on a table, the young rabbit moves 

 about in a circle, in a half-crawling fashion, and feeling 

 \ the way, as it were, with the head. 



It uses the paws fairly well to get rid of anything, e.g. 

 a feather put against the mouth. 



It is easy enough now to make out the colour of the 

 various members of the litter. 



The ears are held back and down only as yet, still 

 there is an approach to the position of the ears, at times 

 of old rabbits. 



When irritating substances are put before the nose 

 the ears are moved, probably reflexly. 



They are still both blind and deaf. 



9th day. Twitching, as in the case of puppies and 

 kittens, is noticed during sleep. 



Wth day. The eyes of some of the litter are now 

 open. 



When I produce a short, sharp sound by a dog- whistle, 

 taking care that they do not feel the blast of air, they 

 move, turn the head to one side, and also move the ears. 

 The effect is less pronounced after two or three trials 

 (exhaustion) though very marked at first. 



Can get no clear evidence of vision, nor any eye 

 reflexes, such as winking. 



There is such a tendency to jump about that one 

 almost leaped from my hands, though the source of the 

 stimulus was not obvious. 



Ilth day. The eyes of some are not yet open. 



13th day. A great advance in growth is to be 

 observed within a very few days. 



When one touches the nose, or other parts of the head, 

 they almost jump out of the nest, reminding me of an 

 animal reacting to a stimulus, when under the influence 

 of strychnine. 



