26 FEBRUARY 1921, Page 13

SENSE OF HUMOUR IN ANIMALS.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOE."]

Sta,—In the article " Behaviour in Church," which appeared in the Spectator of February 19th, it is asserted that there are those who maintain that no animal has any idea of what we mean by humour. Does not a dog or cat which plays with a ball show a sense of humour? A dog with which I was acquainted would hide a ball, and •then run round the room pretending to search for it. Surely that dog showed a keen

sense of humour.—I am, Sir, &e., LEIGH. Stoneleigh Abbey, Kenilworth.