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number as in mankind, are less regular. There is a marked 

 difference in the relative length of the limb bones, but 

 upon the whole the proportions of its parts are very much 

 the same as in the human being. Nevertheless, there are 

 anatomical differences so marked as to form an absolute 



SKELETON OF GORILLA, WALKING ATTITUDE. 



gulf between even the lowest and most degraded of the 

 human race and the highest of the manlike apes. 



How dissimilar are the hands of man from his feet ! The 

 latter are to stand upon and not to take hold of objects 

 with. It is worthy of notice, however, that the human foot 

 under the pressure of necessity makes a very serviceable 



