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THE MONKEY TRIBE 



a knife and fork of its own initiative when feeding, than a 

 caged lion would of its own free will amuse an audience 

 by leaping through blazing hoops. 



ORANG-OUTAN (Simla satyrus). 

 Coloured Plate I. Fig. 2. 



The Orang-outan, literally Man of the Woods, inhabits 

 the lesser known parts of Borneo and Sumatra, where it is 

 called Mias by the natives. It attains a height of upwards 

 of four feet ; the arms are long and the legs short. A man's 



SKELETON OF THE ORANG-OUTAN. 



extended arms usually measure exactly the height of his 

 body when erect ; but in the Orang they are generally about 

 twice the measurement of its height ; and thus in walking 

 it is far more awkward than either the gorilla or the 

 chimpanzee. 



