358
,
'
THE BIOLOGY QF
Ï
_
for
g00_dg ofï=the species.
both the: males
'
and
,ferales “are
they pursue and eat up the youngçuntil
none are left. This is the case in almost all specieS-,the
exceptions being where the young are sluggish and do not
move about to any greatextent.
Very feW species take any
,
care of the young. ,.Speaking of the-male Paradise Fish
Ÿ
(Macrop0dus) IdàM. Mellen very aptly describes the
pdSition:
He suddenly shifts his unstable instinct for
_
of
_
his species -to a shameless appetite for
'
his own babiès.î” '—
,
.
,
.
of -;the parental care of shes
is that the —_
notion of possession and acts
__
accordingly. The male, being usually the Stronger, keeps
away, and when she managesæto get possession,
,
,
—
aS'—ÈÎhCŒSÇ
it
that he shows
every
It is quite probable that he has
no intention to
but if the female is present or
_
_
another, it is a case“ôfïrst com‘e, rst serve.
Then there
is the irresistible» urge to chase and capture something
tj smaller than_itself. In aquaria it
found necessary
,
:___
removethe
the young batch out, or place
:'
a ne:meshed parti-tien in the tank With holes init through
=
Which the smalllry“can escape. …
«
:
_
'
î
This interpretation of the parental care of shes, and
other
expressed by Theodore
-
Gil—l, one of tlieqmost thoughtfuland careful of naturalists.
_“{Thesattribute ofïp_arental care
he Writes;
“
be
regarde;d as auf-outcome Of
or; if you Will,
:__‘10V€, & ÎÇSUl'C of
'5'The eggs
are
:,
the sh’s own, and therefore they-and the resulting larvae
"àfe
asfsuch. ’Èerhapsit maybe _urgedtha—t
:
the attention Of the
same nature“ as‘
that Of
thehen to
.We"äare not aprepar'éd to
:'
ÏÎï
It
yet‘the claim that
_
‘
—_
'
the. Sentiment 18 -Ύ -
of self—“love — can still be :main—
;
tained. In fact; there _is a
.
regular
of self—love
the ennobled sentiment Which impels the human
‘—m0thér to sacrice-her life
”and the
,
'
THE BIOLOGY QF
Ï
_
for
g00_dg ofï=the species.
both the: males
'
and
,ferales “are
they pursue and eat up the youngçuntil
none are left. This is the case in almost all specieS-,the
exceptions being where the young are sluggish and do not
move about to any greatextent.
Very feW species take any
,
care of the young. ,.Speaking of the-male Paradise Fish
Ÿ
(Macrop0dus) IdàM. Mellen very aptly describes the
pdSition:
He suddenly shifts his unstable instinct for
_
of
_
his species -to a shameless appetite for
'
his own babiès.î” '—
,
.
,
.
of -;the parental care of shes
is that the —_
notion of possession and acts
__
accordingly. The male, being usually the Stronger, keeps
away, and when she managesæto get possession,
,
,
—
aS'—ÈÎhCŒSÇ
it
that he shows
every
It is quite probable that he has
no intention to
but if the female is present or
_
_
another, it is a case“ôfïrst com‘e, rst serve.
Then there
is the irresistible» urge to chase and capture something
tj smaller than_itself. In aquaria it
found necessary
,
:___
removethe
the young batch out, or place
:'
a ne:meshed parti-tien in the tank With holes init through
=
Which the smalllry“can escape. …
«
:
_
'
î
This interpretation of the parental care of shes, and
other
expressed by Theodore
-
Gil—l, one of tlieqmost thoughtfuland careful of naturalists.
_“{Thesattribute ofïp_arental care
he Writes;
“
be
regarde;d as auf-outcome Of
or; if you Will,
:__‘10V€, & ÎÇSUl'C of
'5'The eggs
are
:,
the sh’s own, and therefore they-and the resulting larvae
"àfe
asfsuch. ’Èerhapsit maybe _urgedtha—t
:
the attention Of the
same nature“ as‘
that Of
thehen to
.We"äare not aprepar'éd to
:'
ÏÎï
It
yet‘the claim that
_
‘
—_
'
the. Sentiment 18 -Ύ -
of self—“love — can still be :main—
;
tained. In fact; there _is a
.
regular
of self—love
the ennobled sentiment Which impels the human
‘—m0thér to sacrice-her life
”and the