THE APE. 193 



Instance of revenge The pigmy ape. 



her little ones, that clung to her neck, fall to the 

 ground. In an instant all the remaining apes, 

 to the number of sixty or upwards, descended in. 

 fury, and as many as could, leaped upon the pre- 

 sident's coach, where they would soon have 

 strangled him, had not the blinds been immedi- 

 ately closed, and the number of attendants so 

 great, as, though not without difficulty, to drive 

 them off. However, they continued to run after 

 and teaze the servants for at least three miles 

 from the place where their companion was slain. 



Buffon had a Barbary ape several years. In 

 summer he says it delighted to be in the open 

 air, and even in winter it was frequently kept in 

 a room without fire. Though long in confinement 

 it did not become at all civilized* When food 

 was given to it, it always filled its pouches : and 

 when about to sleep, loved to perch on an iron 

 or wooden bar. 



These animals are found in most parts of 

 Africa,, from Barbary to the Cape of Good Hope, 



THE PIGMY APE. 



THE pigmy ape generally walks erect on its hind 

 legs ; and is much smaller than the former ; seldom 

 exceeding eighteen inches in length. The face is 

 flat, and the ears nearly resemble those of man. 

 The general colours of the body are olive-brown 

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