Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 March 1920 — Apes Have Poor Sight. [ARTICLE]

Apes Have Poor Sight.

» “Apes are frequently short-sighted and require spectacles as much as human beings do.” This Is a statement of Prof. Behr, of Kiel. The professor placed 25 monkeys tn a darkened room and after a careful eye inspection found that 18 of the animals suffered from myopia (short sight) in a high degree. The behavior of these monkeys was entirely similar to that of shortsighted human beings in a similar environment. They approached objects lying on the ground with bowed head and bent back and finally they grasped the articles In their paws and held them deoo to the eyes to obtain a better view. .* A microscopic examination of the eye pupils disclosed that among the monkeys the myopic condition was inherited. ; -