Stories of Animal Sagacity, by W.H.G. Kingston.
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This is rather a charming book, with amusing illustrations. There are
numerous tales of how clever various individual animals have been seen
to be, and in most cases a little moral is drawn from the story.
We have Cats, Dogs, Horses, Oxen, Donkeys, Elephants, Wild Animals and
Birds.
Any of us who have ever had pets can recall how clever they have been on
occasion. I wish Kingston could see those shots on television of
squirrels who have learnt to get a few free nuts if they perform some
subtle series of tasks, such as jumping from obstacle to obstacle. I
have only to look out of the window here to see birds building their
nests or guarding their young; in fact I can tell quite enough of what
is going on in the street outside, by taking note of the various birds'
alarm calls.
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