Tito 



guns, and Dogs that had so long waged a war 

 of extermination against her race. 



Ill 



Thus Tito escaped from man, and for the first 

 time found herself face to face with the whole 

 problem of life ; for now she had her own living 

 to get. 



A wild animal has three sources of wisdom : 



First, the experience of its ancestors, in the 

 form of instinct, which is inborn learning, ham- 

 mered into the race by ages of selection and 

 tribulation. This is the most important to 

 begin with, because it guards him from the 

 moment he is born. 



Second, the experience of his parents and com- 

 rades, learned chiefly by example. This be- 

 comes most important as soon as the young 

 can run. 



Third, the personal experience of the animal 

 itself. This grows in importance as the animal 

 ages. 



The weakness of the first is its fixity ; it 

 cannot change to meet quickly changing condi- 



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