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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