482 ' ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE. 



away from the hut. This could be done by means of the 

 hut door, which, when opened, swung beneath this part 

 of the branch. The door, either by accident or by the 

 design of its construction, swung to each time the 

 animal opened it to mount upon its top edge. After one 

 or two efforts to mount by it in spite of its immediate 

 swinging to, the creature procured a thick blanket which 

 lay in the cage, and threw it over the door, having 

 opened the same, so that its complete swinging to was 

 prevented sufficiently for the creature to mount upon its 

 free edge, and so gain that part of the branch which ran 

 above it.' 



The following, which I quote from ' Nature ' (vol. 

 xxiii., p. 533), also displays high intelligence : 



One of the large monkeys at the Alexandra Palace had 

 been for some time suffering from the decay of the right lower 

 canine, and an abscess, forming a large protuberance on the 

 jaw, had resulted. The pain seemed so great, it was decided to 

 consult a dentist as to what should be done ; and, as the poor 

 creature was at times very savage, it was thought that if the 

 tooth had to be extracted, gas should ba used for the safety 

 of the operation. Preparations were made accordingly, but 

 the behaviour of the monkey was quite a surprise to all who 

 were concerned. He showed great fight on being taken out of 

 the cage, and not only struggled against being put into a sack 

 prepared with a hole cut for his head, but forced one of his 

 hands out, and snapped and screamed, and gave promise of being 

 very troublesome. Directly, however, Mr. Lewin Moseley, who 

 had undertaken the operation, managed to get his hand on the 

 abscess and gave relief, the monkey's demeanour changed en- 

 tirely. He laid his head down quietly for examination, and, 

 without the use of the gas, submitted to the removal of a 

 stump of a tooth as quietly as possible. 



According to D'Osbonville, certain monkeys that he 

 observed in the wild state were in the habit of adminis- 

 tering corporal chastisement to their young. After suck- 

 ling and cleansing them, the mothers used to sit down 

 and watch the youngsters play. These would wrestle, 

 throw and chase each other, &c. ; but if any of them 

 grew malicious, the dams would spring up, and, seizing 



