MAN AND APES. 17 



In captivity its deliberation and langour 

 present a marked contrast with the petulant 

 vivacity of the Chimpanzee. 



Nevertheless, when attacked it can defend 

 itself with alacrity and effect, as the following 

 anecdote, which Mr. Wallace tells us in his very 

 interesting ' Malay Archipelago,' shows : — 



"A few miles down the river there is a 

 Dyak house, and the inhabitants saw a large 

 Orang feeding on the young shoots of a palm 

 by the river side. On being alarmed he re- 

 treated towards the jungle, which was close 

 by, and a number of the men, armed with 

 spears and choppers, ran out to intercept 

 him. The man who was in front tried to 

 run his spear through the animal's body, but 

 the Orang seized it in his hands, and in an 

 instant got hold of the man's arm, which he 

 seized in his mouth, making his teeth meet in 

 the flesh above the elbow, which he tore and 

 lacerated in a dreadful manner. Had not the 

 others been close behind, the man would have 

 been more seriously injured, if not killed, as 



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