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able to walk upright, except with the aid of a staff. 

 There are no calves to the legs, nor any nails on the 

 great toes. 



Chimpanzee. The same adroitness and instincts which 

 are observable in the Oran Otan, are likewise to be re- 

 marked in the Chimpanzee. This animal is a native of 

 Angola, Sierra Leona, and some parts of Asia. Such 

 is the natural gentleness of its disposition, that it may 

 be rendered tame and domestic almost immediately after 

 it is brought from the woods. 



The principal difference betwixt the Oran Otan and 

 Chimpanzee, consists in the latter not often exceeding 

 the height of three feet, and being of a dark brown or 

 blackish colour. 



Long-armed Ape. When this animal walks upright, 

 the arms are so extremely long, that it is nearly able to 

 touch the ground with its ringers. Its natural disposition 

 is innocent and gentle ; and its principal food appears 

 to consist of wild fruit and nuts. The countries in 

 which it is chiefly found are Coromandel and Malacca ; 

 and so susceptible is it of injury from cold and humidity, 

 that it never long survives a removal from its native cli- 

 mate. 



Pigmy Ape. In some parts of ancient Numidia, the 

 troops of these Apes are numerous beyond description. 

 They are gay and frolicsome in their manners, and 

 chatter violently with their teeth, when pleased : but 

 when irritated they use threatening gestures, and will 

 bite furiously in their own defence. It is generally sup- 

 posed that the stories of Pigmies, in ancient history, had 

 their origin in these animals. 



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