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the snake and its basket were removed, he ate the 

 apple and became cheerful again. He willingly 

 placed himself in a swing, and held on to the cords 

 with both hands. He generally slept in a sitting 

 position, leaning forwards with folded arms, or some- 

 times resting his face on his hands. But he would 

 also sleep upon his belly, with his feet drawn up, 

 and his head on his arms. 



A male chimpanzee, which was kept in the Berlin 

 Aquarium in 1876, was remarkable for his excessive 

 liveliness. He had contracted a friendship with a 

 fellow-captive, a young female orang, and their 

 intimacy was confirmed by their games together, 

 accompanied by many tender embraces. The small 

 orang, a good-tempered, phlegmatic creature, allowed 

 the chimpanzee to do what he pleased with her, and 

 the former betrayed remarkable intelligence. In 

 consequence of a general repair of his cage, Dr. 

 Hermes, the director of the institution, to whom we 

 owe this account, was obliged to keep the chimpan- 

 zee in his office, in company with himself and other 

 officials. The chimpanzee soon accustomed himself 

 to his new surroundings, and was on particularly 

 friendly terms with Dr. Hermes' two-year-old boy. 

 When the child entered the room, the chimpanzee 

 ran to meet him, embraced and kissed him, seized 

 liis hand and drew him to the sofa, that they mi^dit 

 play together. The child was often rough with 

 his playfellow, pulling him by the month, pinching 

 his ears, or lying on him, yet the chimpanzee was 

 never known to lose his temper. He behaved very 

 differently to boys between six and ten years old. 



