HISTORY AND CARE OF CHIMPANZEES 17 



observations, I believe, justify the inference that young 

 chimpanzees may be satisfactorily kept in temperate climates 

 at ordinary temperatures, if shelter boxes or nests are pro- 

 vided for their protection from inclement or unusually cold 

 weather. They require fresh air, sunlight, clean quarters, 

 suitable food in adequate quantity, opportunity for exercise, 

 and companionship. No highly organized animal, and least 

 of all the anthropoid apes, can be satisfactorily kept in iso- 

 lation. 



I secured Chim and Panzee, for thus they were rechrist- 

 ened, as scientific subjects, with the purpose of rearing them 

 under continuous observation and of becoming thoroughly 

 familiar with their daily life, needs, and their physical and 

 mental characteristics. 



This is the first chapter of a story whose length is indeter- 

 minate. It is published at this time because of a radical 

 change in plans necessitated by the transfer of work from 

 Washington, D. C, to Havana, Cuba. A second reason for 

 reporting at oiice the observations of the first few months is 

 the untimely death of Panzee. Although the animals both 

 seemed to be in excellent condition when I purchased them, 

 I shortly thereafter discovered that Panzee was suffering from 

 some puzzling disorder which affected her appetite and 

 activity. So long as she was kept in New Hampshire her 

 condition improved steadily although slowly. We were 

 therefore hopeful of restoring her to perfect health. In the 

 somewhat less favorable climate of Washington and with the 

 closer confinement she gradually lost ground, and on January 

 19 she died at Havana, whither I had taken her with the hope 

 that the milder climate might restore her. Autopsy indica- 

 ted that death was due to tuberculosis affecting primarily 

 the abdominal organs. Chim was in perfect health and 



