130 TRAPPING WILD ANIMALS 



broken, the orang-outangs would be in a network. 



The strength of a full-grown orang-outang is 

 enormous. I have seen one bend a one-inch steel 

 bar as though it were made of rubber. If he can 

 brace himself properly, with plenty of room to exert 

 his entire strength, he can bend almost anything; 

 but between bending a bar and breaking a rope by 

 pulling, there is a great deal of difference. A rat- 

 tan rope will hold him, though a simple menagerie 

 cage may not give him anv more trouble than a 

 paper hoop. 



The strength of the orang-outang, or "wild 

 man," as the name means in Malay, is largely in 

 his arms. The arms of a mias the breed that we 

 were after measure ten feet or more from tip to 

 tip. The mias type, which is next in size to the 

 gorilla, is somewhat larger than the ordinary breed. 

 It is distinguished by a darker color and by folds 

 of skin at each side of the face. Its body, from 

 shoulders to hips, is about the size of a man's. It 

 has short, undeveloped legs, long fingers and 

 thumbs that are mere stubs. 



An orang-outang never travels on the ground 

 when he can swing from tree to tree, since there 

 are very few open spaces in the jungle, he seldom 

 reaches the ground except when he goes down to 

 get something. He can swing incredible distances, 

 hurtling through the air and catching branches 

 with perfect accuracy. 



Orang-outangs usually live in colonies number- 



