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utUTiiifj; an awc-mspirm^^ roar. This sound begins at lirst witii scscral loud 

 barks hkc those ot a do^j;, and then c'han<iL's to a gLittural roar which is 

 repeated with redoubled jjowit eausinfi; echoes in the forest which re\er- 

 berate like distant thunder. Du Chaillu sa\s that tlu' horror of the animal's 

 appearance at this time is beyond description. It seems as a monster in a 

 nightmare and so impossii^lc a jjiece ot hideoiisiu'ss that were it not h)r the 

 danger ot its sa\'age approach the hunti'r might imagine himselt in an ugly 

 dream. 



akeley's experiences with the gorill.\ 



The gorilla's gait is more of a waddle trom side to side, its hind legs being 

 short and thus inadequate to support its huge body properl\ . While swinging 

 his arms to balance himsell, his great trunk mo\es backward and h)rward, 

 adding to the gruesome horror of his appearance. W hen approaching to the 

 attack, the features are distorted by hideous \\rinkles, the sharp lips draw n 

 back to reveal long fangs in a powerful jaw In which a human limb could 

 easily be crushed. It is not ditiicult to shoot a gorilla. howe\er, and thus 

 render its savage attack all too easy of restraint. In fact, Akeley, the noted 

 African explorer, said in ri'terenee to hunting the gorilla that tln're is no 

 greater ditticulty in shooting this sort ol game than tlu'ri' would be in killing 

 a defenseless, crippled woman. I-ar trom biing s])ort, it is most distastelul, 

 indeed an atrocity closel\ akm to murder. It was due to Akeley's good oflices 

 and etlorts that the king of Belgium set aside a large terrilor\ in the Congo as 

 a Gorilla Sanctuarx m which all hunting of this animal is prohibited. Here, 

 Akeley hoped, a biological station might be ultimately established for further 

 study of the gorilla's beha\ior. lie believed it would be possible to gain 

 a tooting on close and mtimati' tt'rins with this great anthroijoid which, in 

 spite of its vaunted reputation for ferocity is, in his opinion, so timid that 

 It w ill require years of careful cultivation to establish the necessary feeling 



