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CHAPTER III. Memory

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MEMORY

Discussed under four heads, viz. Memory of Locality (Surroundings), Memory of Friends (Kin), Memory of Strangers (Other animals not kin), and Memory of Events (Education, Happenings, etc.)--Memory of locality in Actinophrys--In the snail--In the ant--In sand wasps--In beetles--In reptiles--Memory of Friends--In ants --Experiments with ants, Lasius flavus, Lasius niger, and Myrmica ruginodis--Memory of kin in wasps and bees--Experiments --Memory of Strangers (Animals other than kin)--Recognition of enemies--By bumblebees--Memory of individuals not enemies--By the toad--By the spider--By ants--By snakes--By chameleons--By birds --By cattle--By dogs--By monkeys--Memory of Events (Education, etc.) --In the wasp--In fleas--In the toad--In other insects. 60

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