CHAPTER II 



CONSPICUOUSNESS IN NATURE 



BEFORE proceeding to exemplify the Theory, 

 it is necessary, as will appear later, to con- 

 sider the methods by which animals render 

 themselves purposely conspicuous. Many 

 ways are utilised ; they may be conveniently 

 described under the following headings : Move- 

 ment, Form, Position, Colour, Sound, Scent. 



Conspicuous Movement. It is freely ad- 

 mitted that, in Nature, moving animals are 

 more conspicuous than resting ones ; the more 

 perfect the rest, the less conspicuous is the 

 animal. The simulation of death by the sus- 

 pension of every movement is commonly 

 employed by animals for protection, and ex- 

 amples are to be found among every class 

 of animals. 



The majority, the vast majority of animals, 

 must perform various movements for the ob- 

 taining of food, for reproduction and other 

 vital processes. These motions are necessary, 



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