Intends experiment to see if cats released in country can find their way back.
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Intends experiment to see if cats released in country can find their way back.
Comments on the meaning of his definition of the term, "animal intelligence". Encloses further discussion from his forthcoming book [Earthworms].
Responds to MS of Earthworms. An objective but arbitrary test of intelligence in animals is the ability to learn from experience. Earthworms fall on the border of intelligence. They could justly be called intelligent if they could learn by experience to manipulate some unknown, exotic leaf. CD should make clear that intelligence does not imply self-consciousness.
Comments on GJR’s view of animal consciousness. Mentions experiment on learning among worms.
Suggests transplanting plant ovaries to test Pangenesis.
None of the cats released in experiment found its way back.
Discusses difficulties involved in plant experiment designed to test Pangenesis.