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The Living Animals of the World 



allowed the run of the ship on the voyage to England, and would play with the sailors in 

 the rigging. When refused food he pretended to commit suicide, and rushed over the side, 

 only to be found under the chains. 



The orang is the least interesting of the three great apes ; he lacks the power and brutality 

 of the gorilla and the intelligence of the chimpanzee. "The orang," said its keeper to the 

 writer, " is a buffoon ; the chimpanzee, a gentleman." 



It is worth remark that, although all these apes soon die in our menageries, in Calcutta, 

 where they are kept in the open, orangs thrive well. 



THE GIBBONS. 



Next after the great apes in man-like characters come a few long-armed, tailless apes, 

 known as the GIBBONS. Like the orang-utan, they live in the great tropical forests of 



Photo by Oltomar Anschiitz] 



[Berlin. 



TWO BABY OEANG-UTAXS. THE TTJG-OF-WAK. 



Asia, especially the Indian Archipelago ; like the latter, they are gentle, affectionate creatures ; 

 and they have also a natural affection for man. But it is in mind and temperament, rather 

 than in skeleton, that the links and differences between men and monkeys must be sought. 

 It will be found that these forest apes differ from other animals and from the true monkeys 

 mainly in this that they are predisposed to be friendly to man and to obey him, and that 

 they have no bias towards mischief, or " monkey tricks." They are thoughtful, well behaved, 

 and sedate. 



The SIAMANG, one of the largest of the long-armed, tailless gibbons, lives in the Malay 

 Archipelago. The arms of a specimen only 3 feet high measured 5 feet 6 inches across. 

 This, like all the gibbons, makes its way from tree to tree mainly by swinging itself by its 

 arms. But the siamang can walk upright and run. One kept on board ship would walk 



