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The Speech of Monkeys
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R. L. Garner
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Another
instance
was
in
the
case
of
a
little
monkey,
heretofore
described
by
the
name
of
Jennie.
When
you
would
throw
a
nut,
just
out
of
her
reach,
she
would
take
a
stick
which
had
a
nail
in
the
end,
and
rake
the
nut
to
her.
She
never
took
the
wrong
end
of
the
stick,
and
never
placed
the
nail
on
the
wrong
side
of
the
nut.
Her
master
assured
me
that
she
had
not
been
taught
this,
but
had
found
the
stick
and
applied
it
to
this
use.
When
she
did
not
want
any
one
to
play
with
her
or
handle
her,
she
would
coil
her
chain
up
and
sit
down
on
it
to
keep
any
one
from
taking
hold
of
it.
It
is
not
an
uncommon
thing
for
monkeys
to
discover
the
means
by
which
their
cage
is
kept
fastened,
and
they
have
frequently
been
known
to
untie
a
knot
in
a
rope
or
chain,
and
thus
release
themselves.
I
have
known
a
monkey
that
learned
to
reach
its
hand
through
the
meshes
of
the
cage,
and
withdraw
the
pin
which
fastened
the
hasp
and
thus
open
the
door
and
get
out.
The
keeper
substituted
a
small
wire,
which
he
twisted
three
or
four
times
in
order
that
it
could
not
be
released.
The
monkey
realised
that
the
wire
performed
the
duties
of
the
pin
and
prevented
the
door
from
opening.
He
also
knew
that
the
wire
was
twisted
and
that
this
was
the
reason
he
could
not
remove
it.
I
have
seen
him
put
his
hand
through
the
meshes
of
the
cage,
catch
the
loose
end
of
the
wire
and
turn
it
as
though
he
was
turning
a
crank.
He
evidently
knew
that
the
twist
in
the
wire
was
made
by
such
a
motion
and
his
purpose
was
to
untwist
it,
but
so
far
as
I
know
he
never
succeeded
in
doing
so.
I
have
frequently
seen
a
monkey
gather
up
his
chain
and
measure
his
distance
from
where
he
stood
to
the
point
at
which
he
expected
to
alight,
with
the
skill
and
accuracy
of
an
engineer.
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