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feet, and, looking with glowing and malign eyes at the in- 

 truder, begins to beat his breast, and lifting up his round 

 head utters his frightful roar. I have reason to believe 

 that I have heard this roar at a distance of three miles. 

 In shooting the hippopotamus at night, the negro always 

 scampers off as soon as he has fired his gun. When he 

 has fired at the gorilla, he stands still. I asked why they 

 did not run in this case too, and was answered that it 

 would be of no use. To run was fatal. One blow of 

 that huge paw with its bony claws, and the hunter is fin- 

 ished." 



4. The orang-outang is a native of Sumatra and Bor- 

 neo. The adult measures about six and a half feet in 

 height. His head is covered with a coat of thick, coarse, 

 blackish hair. He has a naked face, a tufted mustache 

 on the upper lip, and a long, reddish beard. The orangs 



have little fear 

 of man, but, if 

 pursued, will 

 climb the high- 

 est trees and 

 throw down 

 upon their pur- 

 suers a shower 

 of sticks. 



5. The orang 

 inhabits the 

 wild forests of 

 uncultivated 

 districts, where 

 he is known to 

 the natives by 

 the name of miaft. Mr. Wallace says : " It is a singular 

 and most interesting sight to watch a mias making his way 



Young Orang- Outang. 



