THE GORILLA 



ground than is the case with the majority of quadrumanous 

 animals. 



The skin is an intense black and covered for the most 

 part with short, coarse, dark grey hair, which is whitish at 

 the tips. That on the face and head is reddish-brown in 

 colour, and there is a distinct beard, or rather a ruff, under 

 the chin. In old age all Gorillas are grizzled. The skin of 

 the face is black even to the lips and is hideously wrinkled. 

 The ears are comparatively small. The eyes, grey and 

 deeply sunken, sparkle malignantly below an overhanging 



ANKLE AND FOOT BONES 

 OF GORILLA. 



ANKLE AND FOOT BONES 

 OF MAN. 



bony frontal ridge that gives to the features a fixed scowling 

 expression. The mouth is wide, and the slight lips, drawn 

 up, reveal the powerful jaws, from which the huge canine 

 tusk-like teeth project, to give to the general appearance a 

 final touch of ferocity. The canine teeth are separated 

 from the incisors in the upper jaw by a space. 



Notwithstanding their great size, Gorillas spend most of 

 their time in trees, about which they spring and leap with 

 unexpected agility. On the ground they usually walk on all 

 fours, always doubling up the fingers of the hands and 



