134 SPECIAL EXPRESSIONS: Chap. V. 



Painful emotions and sensations. — "With monkeys 

 the expression of slight pain, or of any painful emotion, 

 such as grief, vexation, jealousy, &c., is not easily dis- 

 tinguished from that of moderate anger; and these states 

 of mind readily and quickly pass into each other. Grief, 

 however, with some species is certainly exhibited by 

 weeping. A woman, who sold a monkey to the Zoological 

 Society, believed to have come from Borneo (Macacus 

 maurusot M.inornatus of Gray), said that it often cried; 

 and Mr. Bartlett, as well as the keeper Mr. Sutton, have 

 repeatedly seen it, when grieved, or even when much 

 pitied, weeping so copiously that the tears rolled down 

 its cheeks. There is, however, something strange about 

 this case, for two specimens subsequently kept in the 

 Gardens, and believed to be the same species, have never 

 been seen to weep, though they were carefully observed 

 by the keeper and myself when much distressed and 

 loudly screaming. Eengger states 12 that the eyes of the 

 Cebus azarm fill with tears, but not sufficiently to over- 

 flow, when it is prevented getting some much desired 

 object, or is much frightened. Humboldt also asserts 

 that the eyes of the Callithrix sciureus " instantly fill 

 with tears when it is seized with fear; " but when this 

 pretty little monkey in the Zoological Gardens was 

 teased, so as to cry out loudly, this did not occur. I do 

 not, however, wish to throw the least doubt on the ac- 

 curacv of Humboldt's statement. 



The appearance of dejection in young orangs and 

 chimpanzees, when out of health, is as plain and almost 

 as pathetic as in the case of our children. This state of 

 mind and body is shown by their listless movements, 

 fallen countenances, dull eyes, and changed complexion. 



12 Rengg-er, ibid. s. 46. Humboldt, 4 Personal Narra- 

 tive,' Eng. translat. vol. iv. p. 527. 



