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•It lily, That it may build a nest to sleep in. 



Such being well established facts respecting 

 the Asiatic Anthropoids, analogy alone might jus- 

 tify us in expecting the African species to offer 

 similar peculiarities, separately or combined; or, 

 at any rate, would destroy the force of any at- 

 tempted a priori argument against such direct 

 testimony as might be adduced in favour of their 

 existence. And, if the organization of any of the 

 African Apes could be demonstrated to fit it better 

 than either of its Asiatic allies for the erect posi- 

 tion and for efficient attack, there would be still 

 less reason for doubting its occasional adoption of 

 the upright attitude or of aggressive proceedings. 



From the time of Tyson and Tulpius down- 

 wards, the habits of the young Chimpanzee in 

 a state of captivity have been abundantly reported 

 and commented upon. But trustworthy evidence 

 as to the manners and customs of adult anthro- 

 poids of this species, in their native woods, was 

 almost wanting up to the time of the publication 

 of the paper by Dr. Savage, to which I have al- 

 ready referred; containing notes of the observa- 

 tions which he made, and of the information which 

 he collected from sources which he considered 

 trustworthy, while resident at Cape Palmas, at the 

 north-western limit of the Bight of Benin. 



The adult Chimpanzees measured by Dr. Sav- 

 age, never exceeded, though the males may almost 

 attain, five feet in height. 



