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4thly, That it may build a nest to sleep in. 



Such being well established facts respecting the 

 Asiatic Anthropoids, analogy alone might justify 

 us in expecting the African species to offer similar 

 peculiarities, separately or combined ; or, at any 

 rate, would destroy the force of any attempted a 

 priori argument against such direct testimony 

 as might be adduced in favour of their existence. 

 And, if the organization of any of the African Apes 

 could be demonstrated to fit it better than either 

 of its Asiatic allies for the erect position and for 

 efficient attack, there would be still less reason for 

 doubting its occasional adoption of the upright 

 attitude or of aggressive proceedings. 



From the time of Tyson and Tulpius downwards, 

 the habits of the young CHIMPANZEE in a state of 

 captivity have been abundantly reported and com- 

 mented upon. But trustworthy evidence as to 

 the manners and customs of adult anthropoids of 

 this species, in their native woods, was almost 

 wanting up to the time of the publication of the 

 paper by Dr. Savage, to which I have already 

 referred ; containing notes of the observations 

 which he made, and of the information which he 

 collected from sources which he considered trust- 

 worthy, while resident at Cape Palmas, at the 

 north-western limit of the Bight of Benin. 



The adult Chimpanzees measured by Dr. Savage, 

 never exceeded, though the males may almost 

 attain, five feet in height. 



