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and unattended to, he would mount the rigging, 

 and hanging over that part of the deck on 

 which I was walking, would suddenly drop him- 

 self into my arms.^' 



The sounds he uttered were various : when 

 pleased at a recognition of his friends, he would 

 utter a peculiar squeaking, chirping note ; when 

 irritated, a hollow, barking noise was produced ; 

 but when very angry, and frightened, or when 

 chastised, the loud guttural sounds of ra, ra, ra, 

 invariably followed. When I approached him 

 for the first time in the morning, he greeted me 

 with his chirping notes, advancing his face at 

 the same time, as if intended for the purpose of 

 salutation ; but I did not feel desirous of trying 

 the experiment, as I knew these animals were 

 not in the habit of kissing, and I well knew they 

 were in the habit of biting. 



His look was grave, and manner mild, and he 

 was deficient in those mischievous tricks so pecu- 

 liar to the monkey tribe in general. In only 

 one instance did I experience any mischief from 

 him, and that was in his meddling with my ink- 



* The account of the orang-utan, given by Dr. Abel, 

 in the Narrative of a Journey in the Interior of China, ac- 

 cords with the habits of this animal, and the comparison is 

 very interesting. 



