24 THE ORANG-OUTAN. 



The Pappan is a truly terrible animal when roused to anger, and would be even more 

 formidable than is the case, were it endowed with a less slothful disposition. Its length of 

 arm is very great ; for when the animal stands erect, and permits the arms to hang by its sides, 



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its hands can nearly touch the ground. The muscular power of these arms is proportionate to 

 their length, and it is chiefly by means of the upper limbs that the ape makes progress among 

 the boughs of the trees on which it loves to live. 



So powerful, indeed, are the arms, that a female Orang has been known to snap a strong 

 spear like a reed, and this after she had been weakened by many wounds and loss of blood. 

 In attack the Orang-outan is not sparing of teeth as well as hands ; and uses to the utmost 



