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through the underbrush , but when he discovered the party 

 of hunters, he stood bolt upright and fearlessly met their 

 eyes. There he stood at a distance of about thirty feet 

 and without the slightest indication of fear struck his 

 breast with his powerful fists so that it resounded like a 

 metal drum. That was his signal of defiance and chal- 

 lenge, and between its repetitions he would utter such a 

 roar that it might be considered the most peculiarly dis- 

 tinctive and frightful sound of the African forests. It 

 began with a bark like that of a large dog, but ended in 

 peals like distant thunder. The hunting party stood 

 motionless on their guard, while the animal's eyes gleamed 

 more fiercely, the tuft of hair on his forehead alternately 

 rose and fell, and he showed his terrible fangs. As he 

 came nearer step by step with his defiant gesture and roar, 

 the explorer says he looked like the creatures, half man 

 and half beast, which old masters used in representing 

 the inhabitants of hell. When he came to within twelve 

 or fifteen feet the hunters fired and the victim fell with 

 an almost human groan. 



The Zoological Gardens in Leipsic boast at present 

 of a young gorilla bought by Herr Pinkard in London, 

 and the young anthropoid has so far enjoyed good health 

 in his northern climate. Judging from the experiences 

 we have of other anthropoid apes, it is scarcely probable 

 that he will live to a good old age for all of them have 

 died prematurely of consumption. An artist of the 

 Illustrirte Zeitting, Hermann Schiissler, has drawn the 

 interesting specimen in several characteristic attitudes, 

 and we here reproduce some of his most satisfactory 

 sketches. 



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The chimpanzee, although considerably smaller than 

 man, is perhaps nearest to him in organization. At any 

 rate Professor Friedenthal proved their consanguinity. 

 It is a well-known scientific fact that the serum of the 



