The Dawn of Reason; or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals

Chapter 4

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THE EMOTIONS

The higher animals--Laughter--In monkeys--In the dog--In the chimpanzee --In the orang-utan--Fear, dismay, consternation, grief, fortitude, joy shown by bees--Affection for the individual evinced by house wren --Anger, hate, fear, revenge, in the higher animals--Forgiving disposition in the monkey--Sympathy--In ants--Care of young by ants --Solicitude of butterflies--Of gadfly--Of the ichneumon fly--Of the mason wasp--Of the spider--Of the earwig--Anger and hate evinced by ants, centipedes, tarantulas, weevils. 88