160 NATURALISTS CABINET. 



General description. 



CHAP. V. 



'' There roam the ape, the monkey, and baboon, 

 Fearless and fierce amid their native woods." 



THE OURANG OUTANG. 



THIS animal is the largest of the ape species, 

 and from the near resemblance of its external 

 appearance to the human form, it has sometimes 

 obtained the appellation of <( Wild Man of the 

 Woods." It has, however, a flatter nose, a more 

 oblique forehead, and the chin without any ele- 

 vation at the base. The eyes are likewise too 

 near each other, and the distance betwixt the 

 nose and mouth much too great. A variety of 

 essential differences have also been discovered 

 in the internal conformation ; which sufficiently 

 evince that notwithstanding the apparent affinity 

 to man, the interval which separates the two spe- 

 cies is immense : the resemblance in figure and 

 organization, and the imitative movements which 

 seem to result from these similarities neither 



