A COW TRICK 



This convinces me that the Red Cow is not quite so 

 intelligent as I thought. When her daughter pushes 

 through the fence, and is helping herself to the ap- 

 ples, the red pirate sticks her head over the top wire 

 and bawls enviously. Of course, as long as she ap- 

 proaches the fence in that way it turns her success- 

 fully. Fenceviewer II. pokes her head through 

 about half way up on the height of the fence. When 

 she pushes forward she is able to step over the lower 

 wires, throwing the top wires over her back after 

 the upright slats are broken. She shows some intel- 

 ligence in the way she attacks the fence, but what 

 interests me is that she knows enough to exercise 

 her whole strength in getting through. 



If our domestic animals once learned to use their 

 strength in this way there would be no controlling 

 them. They would cross the country, in spite of 

 fences, like the new "tanks" they are using in battle. 

 The little tricks of cunning the animals develop, 

 such as throwing down rail fences and working gates 

 open, can be defeated by a little care, but if they 

 once learned how strong they are and the effect of 

 their whole weight when thrown against an obstacle 

 we would not be able to manage them. They could 

 break through the walls of their stables, and no or- 



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