INTERSPECIES MAGIC

                                      Hidden in the leaves,

                                      Even scraps of paper

                                     Have the faces of peonies.

                                                                -- Issa

We've long admired Frans de Waal, the great researcher of the animal mind, and thus illuminator of the human. As he writes in a delightful New York Times article - yes, your dog really feels shame; your parrot is really saying "hello" when the phone rings; you can fool a goat with a card trick.