ELIZABETH R. CHOATEhas had a way with animals from the start, and of them all her dogs were the mostdemanding. Her knowledge of the canine world, as she relates, began with her father’s hunting dogs and led in time to her own kennels in Danvers, Massachusetts, where for thirty years she has bred prize Sealyham Terriers.

A Bostonian who has often matched his strength with the sea, WYMAN RICHARDSON. as his father before him. has found his heart’s desire in the remote and rustic Farm House at Eastham which gives him and his family quick access to the ocean, the Nan set Marsh, and one of the most beautiful beaches in all Cape Cod. Here Dr. Richardson retreats to fish, to observe the birds, and to puzzle over that question which has mystified every naturalist: Are animals intelligent? This is the fourth of his series of nature essays.