HOW ANIMALS PLAY 235 



"FOLLOW THE LEADER," 



and were leaping over a small raft of 

 salt hay. The killies were not feeding, the 

 closest scrutiny failed to reveal a trace of food on 

 the hay, and it was evident that the bunch 

 of floating straw was being used as a plaything by 

 the aquatic children. 





A young chimpanzee resembles a human child so 

 closely that it is not strange that the play of these 

 two children should be similar in many respects; 

 but the young troglodyte is much stronger than the 

 human infant, and consequently its play is much 

 rougher. 



WITH PLAYFUL CREATURES 



I have found that if an artist wants to 

 get a sketch of them the best way to do 

 is to play with them until they get tired, 



