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VOICE AND "language" 



OF CHIMPANZEES 



ing occasionally to look at us. He crouched very close to the 

 ground during the whole performance. 



Chim discovered that there were large green apples just 

 over the stone wall near the observation room. If he had an 

 opportunity to run away he usually made his escape in that 

 direction. His procedure was to cUmb the tree to a point 

 beyond our reach, take an apple in each hand, and lose no 

 time in eating both. He seldom failed to manage it before 

 he was caught. 



One morning he got away and cried excitedly as he ran 

 toward the trees: 



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He was hotly chased by D. and screamed shrilly: 



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Then he whined softly as he ran looking for a loop-hole 

 through which to escape: 



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He was nearly cornered, and yelled again: 



