Chap. III. THREE MORE LIVE GORILLAS. 55 



vigorous young male whenever lie made a rush at 

 any one and missed his aim, immediately ran back. 

 This corresponds with what is known of the habits of 

 the large males in their native woods ; when attacked 

 they make a furious rush at their enemy, break an 

 arm or tear his bowels open, and then beat a retreat, 

 leaving their victim to shift for himself. 



The wounded female died in the course of the 

 next day ; her moanings were more frequent in the 

 morning, and they gradually became weaker as her 

 life ebbed out. Her death was like that of a human 

 being, and afflicted me more than I could have 

 thought possible. Her child clung to her to the last, 

 and tried to obtain milk from her breast after she 

 was dead. I photographed them both when the 

 young one was resting in its dead mother's lap. I 

 kept the young one alive for three days after its 

 mother's death. It moaned at night most piteously. 

 I fed it on goat's milk, for it was too young 

 to eat berries. It died the fourth day, having 

 taken an unconquerable dislike to the milk. It 

 had, I think, begun to know me a httle. As 

 to the male, I made at least a dozen attempts to 

 photograph the irascible little demon, but all in vain. 

 The pointing of the camera towards him threw him 

 into a perfect rage, and I was almost provoked to 

 give him a sound thrashing. The day after, how- 

 ever, I succeeded with him, taking two views, not 

 very perfect, but sufficient for my object. 



I must now relate how these three animals were 

 caught, premising that tjie capture of the female was 

 the lirst instance that had come to my knowledge of 



