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THE HIGHER ANTHROPOIDS 



of whatc'viM" room he was in, and also oj^rning the door ot the batlirooni. He 

 showed great fastidiousness in the matter ot chet, although he mueh preferred 

 stealing his food to ha\ing it given to hnn. lie a[:)peared to tliink himsi'lf 



( 'I. '- u -Amiruun A/uvtum of WititTul History 



FIG. 281. PLASTER CAST OF AN OLD .NLALE GORILLA TAKEN IN LHE LAST 

 GORILLA HUNT OF MR. CARL AKELEV. 



more cleAer in sueli transactions and was averse to considering himself the 

 recipient of faxors from others. He showed a strange disposition to axoid all 

 food whieli had been exposed to the air lor long. He was particularly tond ol 

 oranges and appk's, hut would not vii\ thest' (tr an\ otiu'r Iruit il tlu'\ liad 



