ANIMAL PETS, IN AND OUT OF DOORS 45 



appeals to one boy makes a poor impression on another, indeed, in 

 some instances results in actual repulsion, let us have a peep at a 

 few animal pets suitable for keeping both in and out of doors. 



CHIMPANZEE AND ORANG-UTAN— I suppose if a vote were 

 taken among juveniles as to the most popular feature at the London 

 Zoo, the inmates of the Monkey-house would receive a triumphant 

 majority. Their inquisitiveness, curious facial expressions, agility 

 and keen sense of intelligence make a strong appeal to the young 

 visitors, and I have been interested, too, in observing the patronage 

 bestowed on the Monkeys by grown-up persons. 



The Chimpanzees in Regent's Park now have an excellent new 

 house all to themselves, although our rough old friend, the Orang- 

 utan, is also permitted to live under the same roof. Visiting the 

 new home of these remarkable creatures not long since, I had an 

 example of how well they recognize any one who has accorded them 

 a share of attention. I accompanied a well-known Fellow of the 

 Society on his rounds of the animals— and shall have more to say 

 regarding his interview with the King of Beasts hereafter — and the 

 moment he entered the doors of the new Ape-house the Chimpanzees 

 became terribly excited, and more so when this devout lover of the 

 brute creation played bo-peep with them from behind a pillar in 

 front of the cage. 



Food plays an important part in the friendliness of many kinds 

 of animal pets — so dependent are they upon their owners for the 

 bread of life — but they also exhibit many other important traits which 

 are apt to be overlooked by those who do not regard their pets as 

 anything more than mere dumb, senseless beings. 



The little game between the Chims and their human prototype 

 continued, and not the least interesting of the little company was 

 Micky, whose portrait is shown in Fig. 35, and the Orang-Utan 

 portrayed in Fig. 36. 



The latter, rough-coated fellow that he is, seemed much perturbed 

 at the attention devoted to his Chim relatives next door, but a 

 friendly word encouraged and solaced him. 



Whilst Monkeys are in some respects undesirable pets, and it is 

 in their life-histories as wild creatures that we are more interested, 

 there can be no doubt that, difficult as they are to study in their 

 home surroundings, they are a never-failing source of interest and 

 genuine amusement. 



We shall meet with them again at a later stage, and then have 



