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The Speech of Monkeys
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R. L. Garner
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I
have
found
that
the
little
rogue,
McGinty,
in
Central
Park
does
the
same
thing
at
times
when
I
go
into
the
cage
and
attempt
to
put
my
hands
on
him,
and
especially
when
he
has
taken
refuge
in
a
corner
to
nurse
his
jealousy.
While
I
remain
outside
the
cage,
he
is
so
devoted
to
me
that
he
will
scarcely
leave
me
to
get
something
to
eat;
but
when
I
enter
the
cage,
and
reach
out
my
hand
toward
him,
he
will
shake
his
little
head
and
utter
that
peculiar
clucking
sound.
Many
of
these
tests
I
have
repeated
over
and
over
with
the
same
results,
and,
noting
the
conditions
at
the
time,
I
am
thoroughly
convinced
that
the
sign
and
sound
mean
"no."
I
have
observed
that
this
sign
is
always
made
in
the
same
manner;
but
sometimes
it
is
accompanied
by
a
clucking
sound,
while
at
other
times
it
is
a
soft
whimpering
sound,
almost
like
a
low
plaintive
whistle.
[Sidenote:
SIGN
USED
WITHOUT
SOUND]
The
sign
is
frequently
used
without
the
sound
at
all,
and
I
must
impress
it
upon
my
reader
that
these
results
do
not
always
present
themselves
in
every
experiment,
as
much
depends
upon
the
mood
and
surroundings
of
the
subject.
I
have
found
that
one
advantage
is
to
have
the
monkey
confined
in
a
very
small
cage,
as
otherwise
he
will
turn
away
and
get
out
of
your
reach
when
you
press
anything
upon
him
that
he
does
not
want.
I
have
also
found
much
better
results
by
having
the
monkey
alone,
and
where
he
can
neither
see
nor
hear
other
monkeys.
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