Z46 THE STORY OF THE MONKEY. 



country is but brief. The longest period that a chimpanzee has hitherto 

 lived in a zoological garden at London is eight years; "Sally," who died in 

 189 1, having been kept there for that time. The description by Dr. J. G. 

 Romanes of the mental power of "Sally" is full of interest. This account 

 was written after the creature had been nearly six years in the London 

 Zoological Gardens. The intelligence of "Sally" is compared by Dr. 

 Romanes to that of a child a few months before emerging from the period 

 of infancy, and is thus far higher than that of any other mammal (exclusive 

 of man). In spite, however, of this relatively high degree of intelligence, 

 the creature's power of making vocal replies to her keepers, or those with 

 whom she was brought into contact, were of the most limited kind. Such 

 replies were, indeed, restricted to three peculiar grunting noises. One of 

 these indicated assent or affirmation; another, of very similar intonation, 

 denoted refusal or distrust; while the third, and totally different intonation, 

 was used to express thanks or recognition of favors. In disposition "Sally" 

 was, like many of her sex, apt to be capricious and uncertain; although, 

 on the whole, she was good-humored and fond of her keepers, with whom 

 she was never tired of a kind of bantering play. 



It has always been a matter ol surprise that no large man-like ape now 

 inhabits the dense tropical forests of India or Burma, which would appear 

 to be just as suitable for these creatures as are those of Borneo or Equatorial 

 Africa. The discovery in India of a jaw of a large ape apparently belonging 

 to the same genus as the chimpanzee shows us, however, that large man-like 

 apes must have once roamed over the plains of India. Why chimpanzees, 

 together with hippopotami and giraffes, which are likewise found fossil in 

 India but are now confined tO' Africa, should have totally disappeared from 

 the former country, is, however, one of those puzzling problems connected 

 with the distribution of animals which we have but little hope of answering" 

 satisfactorily. 



THE ORANG-OUTAN. 



The Orang-outan inhabits Borneo and Sumatra. In Borneo there are 

 two species of orang, called by the natives the Miaskassar and the Miaspap- 

 pan. Some naturalists suppose that the Sumatran orang is also a distinct 

 specieSo 



This is the largest of all the apes, as it is said that orangs have been 

 obtained from Borneo considerably above five feet in height. The strength 

 of this animal is tremendous: a female snapped a strong spear asunder after 



