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young. The second female described was upon a tree when first 

 discovered, with her mate and two young ones (a male and a 

 female). Her first impulse was to descend with great rapidity 

 and make off into the thicket, with her mate and female off- 

 spring. The young male remaining behind, she soon returned 

 to the rescue. She ascended and took him in her arms, at 

 which moment she was shot, the ball passing through the 

 fore-arm of the young one, on its way to the heart of the 

 mother. . . . 



" In a recent case, the mother, when discovered, remained 

 upon the tree with her offspring, watching intently the move- 

 ments of the hunter. As he took aim, she motioned with her 

 hand, precisely in the manner of a human being, to have him 

 desist and go away. When the "wound has not proved instantly 

 fatal, they have been known to stop the flow of blood by press- 

 ing with the hand upon the part, and when this did not 

 succeed, to apply leaves and grass .... "When shot, they give 

 a sudden screech, not unlike that of a human being in sudden 

 and acute distress." 



The ordinary voice of the Chimpanzee, however, 

 is affirmed to be hoarse, guttural, and not very loud, 

 somewhat like " whoo-whoo." (1. c. p. 365.) 



The analogy of the Chimpanzee to the Orang, 

 in its nest-building habit and in the mode of form- 

 ing its nest, is exceedingly interesting ; while, on 

 the other hand, the activity of this ape, and its 

 tendency to bite, are particulars in which it rather 

 resembles the Gibbons. In extent of geographical 

 range, again, the Chimpanzees which are found 

 from Sierra Leone to Congo remind one of the 

 Gibbons, rather than of either of the other man- 

 like apes ; and it seems not unlikely that, as is 

 the case with the Gibbons, there may be several 



