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protuberant; the feet long, with the largest toe peculiarly 

 short, but exhibiting a perfect nail : these were the striking 

 peculiarities on the first sight of the female ; while the Chim- 

 panzee (Simla Troglodytes) exhibited a marked contrast in 

 the general character of its form, presenting a much nearer 

 approach to that of the human race. Its conformation com- 

 prises all those points of resemblance which characterise the 

 orang-utan, besides other instances of approximation which 

 in that animal are not observable. The form of the head, 

 the intellectual superiority that distinguishes the cast of the 

 features ; the proportionate length of arm to that of the body ; 

 the larger and perfect thumb ; the roundness of the thigh ; 

 the perfect feet, and the consequent upright mode of walking; 

 the complete formation of the last joint of the great toe; the 

 quality of the sounds which it occasionally utters ; — all these 

 are points which at once strike the observer, denoting the 

 superiority of the Chimpanzee over the Borneo orang-utan, 

 as well as the widely different characters that distinguish 

 them. 



I must here confess myself unable to give you a scientific 

 description of the animal : it is simply my intention to detail 

 some of those peculiarities and habits, which few but myself 

 have had an opportunity of observing. 



On the occasion of their introduction to each other, it was 

 curious to notice in what way they would act; not having 

 seen any of their class for many months, and being so distinct 

 in character, and natives of different quarters of the globe. 

 On their being placed on the floor together in a private 

 apartment, they stood at some distance from each other, 

 resting on their knuckles, in evident contemplation of the new 

 form they now saw for the first time. They then approached 

 nearer, smelling each other very sensibly; the female pro- 

 truded her prominent lower lip, touching the lip of the male, 

 but without any smack or noise. This was done apparently 

 without any expression of joy or mutual attachment, but 

 merely as an act of recognition of two of the same tribe 

 meeting in a foreign land ; nor was I ever afterwards able to 

 discover the least sign of tenderness or attachment to each 

 other; but, on the contrary, a decided inclination to keep 

 aloof, especially on the part of the female, whose timidity 

 allowed the male to take from her hands any dainty that 

 might have been given to her, with great reluctance on her 

 part, but with evident fear of repelling the insult. On the 

 experiment being tried of forciniv them to sleep in the same 

 cage, a battle took place, of which it was not afterwards 

 deemed advisable to risk a repetition. 



