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laud ; but this insular climate seems to have a more deleterious effect 

 ou the constitution of this ape than even on that of the other Quad- 

 rumana. 



As long as they resist the untoward influence of our climate, the 

 specimens which we have known have always been extremely gentle 

 and docile. Taught by the instinctive dread of cold, they soon ap- 

 preciate the value of clothing, and learn to wrap themselves up in 

 mats, rugs, or blankets with perfect gravity and decorum. Dress ex- 

 ercises its fascinations even over the ape, for one of these animals has 

 been known to take such delight in a new and handsome costume that 

 he repudiated the previous dress, and, in order to guard against the 

 possibility of reverting to the cast-off garment, tore it to shreds. 



The head of the Chimpansee is remarkable for the large development 

 of the ears, which stand prominently from the sides of the head and 

 give a curiously peculiar expression to the contour of the head and face. 



THE ORANG-OUTAN. 



The Orang-outan is a native of Asia, and only to be found upon a 

 small portion of that part of the globe. Borneo and Sumatra are the 

 lands most favored by the Orang-outau, which inhabits the woody dis- 

 tricts of those islands, and there rules supreme, unless attacked by man. 



There seem to be at least two species of this animal that are found 

 in Borneo, and some zoologists consider the Sumatran ape to be a third 

 species. 



The natives distinguish the two Bornean species by the names of 

 Mias-kassar and Mias-pappan, the latter of which animals is the Simia 

 Satyrus, so well represented in the engraving. 



The walk of the Orang-outan is little better than an awkward hob- 

 ble, and the creature shuffles along uneasily by help of its arms. The 

 hands are placed on the ground, and are used as crutches in aid of the 

 feet, which are often raised entirely from the ground, and the body 

 swung through the arms. Sometimes it bends considerably back- 

 ward, and, throwing its long arms over its head, preserves its equilib- 

 rium by their means. 



Among the trees the Orang-outan is in its element, and traverses the 

 boughs with an ease and freedom that contrasts strongly with its awk- 

 ward movements whfen on the ground. It has a curious habit of mak- 

 ing for itself a temporary resting-place by weaving together the branches 

 so as to make a rude platform or scaffold, on which it reposes. The 

 powerful limbs of the animal enable it to execute this task in a very 

 short time. 



The adult male animal is singularly hideous in aspect, owing much of 

 its repulsiveness to the great projection of the jaws and the callosities that 



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