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their near resemblance of a human creature, though nothing 

 at all like an Ape. Their bodies, when full grown, are as 

 big in circumference as a middle-sized man's their legs 

 much shorter, and their feet larger ; their arms and 

 hands in proportion. The head is monstrously big, and 

 the face broad and flat, without any other hair but the 

 eyebrows ; the nose very small, the mouth wide, and the 

 lips thin. The face, which is covered by a white skin, is 

 monstrously ugly, being all over wrinkled as with old age ; 

 the teeth broad and yellow ; the hands have no more 

 hair than the face, but the same white skin, though all 



Fio. 5. Facsimile of William Smith* figure of the " Mandrill," 1744. 



the rest of the body is covered with long black hair, like 

 a bear. They never go upon all fours, like apes ; but 

 cry, when vexed or teased, just like children. . . . 



" When I was at Shcrbro, one Mr. Cummerbus, whom 

 I shall have occasion hereafter to mention, made me a 

 present of one of these strange animals, which are called 

 by the natives Boggoe : it was a she-cub, of six months' 

 age, but even then larger than a Baboon. I gave it in 

 charge to one of the slaves, who knew how to feed and 

 nurse it, being a very tender sort of animal ; but when- 

 ever I went off the deck the sailors began to teaze it 

 some loved to see its tears and hear it cry ; others hated 

 its snotty-nose ; one who hurt it, being checked by the 



