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tain his full height, so that those that you have seen and studied with so much inter* 

 est were, no doubt, still growing. 



The first chimpanzees ever brought to Europe alive were "Nip" and "Tuck/* 

 exhibited at the Aquarium in London. 



The stories of this interesting animal are almost as numerous and extravagant 

 as those of the gorilla. Living in the same country, belonging to the same genus, 

 sharing some of the most marked characteristics with him, it was only natural that 

 the accounts brought back by explorers should be as devoid of truth in many 

 respects, when applied to the chimpanzee, as were those related of his gigantic 

 brother, the gorilla. 



