( SHORT QUESTOUN )
Q. 1: What big difference does Huxley draw between birds and four-footed animals?
And. Huxley believes that the birds are more emotional than the four-footed animals.
Q. 2: What was the ‘something warm and feathery’ which attracted the mother Pipit to its young?
Ans. The young Pipit cried and opened its mouth so the mother Pipit was attracted to its young.
Q. 3: Why was the wasp attendant’s behaviour a classical exhibition of unreason?
Ans. The wasp attendant’s behaviour was a classical exhibition of unreason, for it bit off the hind
end of the grub and offered it to what was left.
Q. 4: What definitions of stupidity and intelligence are implied in the first sentence of the fourth
paragraph?
Ans. Birds are stupid in the sense of being little able to meet emergency. They have no intelligence.
Their habits are based on instincts.
Q. 5: What is a ‘sanctuary’ for birds?
Ans. A sanctuary for bird is a place where birds must not be disturb.
Q. 6: When do the Egrets arrive in Louisiana and where have they migrated from?
Ans. Egrets arrive in Louisiana in the spring months. They come from South America.
Q. 7: Why does Huxley assume that the white Egret has the same behaviour at the pre-nesting
periods as the Louisiana Heron?
Ans. The author watched the behaviour of Louisiana Heron. He believes that the Louisiana Heron
also should be called an Egret. He found that every other action of the two species is the
same. So he assumed that the white as well as grey birds behave alike.
Q. 8: What form does the ‘presentation ceremony’ take when one heron relieves another at the
nest?
Ans. When one heron relieves the other at the nest, the other bird rises on its branch, spread its
wings, lifts its feathers and utters a rough cry.
Q. 9: How does the behaviour of the relieved bird change after it has gone through the
presentation ceremony several times?
Ans. After the presentation ceremony is repeated several times, the relieved bird turns his head in
the direction in which it is proposing to fly.
Q. 10: Suggest how the welfare of the species may be served by these strong demonstrations of
emotion that appear to surround the period when both birds are caring for their young?
Ans. When both birds are caring for their young, they should not be disturb at all. They should
have enough food at their disposal during this period.
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MANSOOR ALI SHAH.