T H E R E A C T I O N S O F MAN A N D B I R D T O A S C O R P I O N S I R S , -- I n his letter on " T h e effects of model scorpion and lizard on a bird t a b l e " (antea, vol. xlviii, pp. 556-557), Col. R. Meinertzhagen suggested that the fear-reactions of the birds in his garden were more "intelligent" when presented with a model scorpion than the action of a man w h o picked up a real one. I thin...

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