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5. There are indications of a low form of reasoning, or of 

 crude ideas in the apes. 



6. There are indications of more human-like emotions than 

 monkeys such as the Rhesus manifest, e.g., sympathy. 



7. They show superior capacity for intelligent reactions to 

 that of any of the lower orders of animals. Probably, largely 

 on account of superior motor-equipment and their upright 

 carriage. 



8. With all allowances made, apes are superior in intelligence 

 to all sub-humans and so are nearer to man than any of the 

 other lower animals. 



OBSERVATION OF PETER ON THE STAGE 



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Peter, dressed like a man, sat down to a table, put on a napkin 

 and ate food with a knife and fork. After eating, he struck a 

 match, lighted a candle, lighted a cigarette and smoked. He gave 

 his keeper, McArdle, a light for the latter's cigarette from his own. 



Upon command from the keeper, the ape danced on the stage 

 fairly well, much like a man, a sort of jig-dance. 



When roller-skates were put on his feet, he skated around 

 the stage skilfully. He appeared to skate as well as a girl whom 

 he chased around the stage. 



The animal got upon a bicycle himself and rode it around the 

 stage. He chased the girl around the stage while riding the 

 wheel. While riding, he drank water from a cup handed him. 

 Then he skilfully rode between a number of bottles and cut a 

 sort of figure 8 while riding between the bottles. The ape 

 picked up a bottle and drank out of it while riding. 



The animal rode the bicycle up an inclined plane on the 

 stage. I noticed that he always increased his speed just before 

 coming to the inclined plane. 



After performing these feats, Peter undressed and went to 

 bed, very much like a man does. 



PRIVATE EXAMINATION OF THE APE 



Upon command from the keeper, Peter took up a hammer 

 and a nail and drove the nail into the wall, quickly and without 

 observable awkwardness. 



