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pother o'er their heads.' Then he went to a win- 

 dow, opened it, and looked out. I was afraid that 

 he might make his escape ; but the words * Tommy, 

 no ! ' pronounced by his keeper in a mild but firm 

 tone, caused him to shut the window and come 

 away. He is, in truth, a most docile and affectionate 

 animal, and it is impossible not to be taken by the 

 expressive gestures and looks with which he courts 

 your good opinion, and throws himself upon you for 

 protection against annoyance. 



" It must be remembered, that though I have not 

 observed our Chimpanzee to progress with his bent 

 knuckles touching the ground, as I have seen the 

 Asiatic Orangs move, there is no reason for doubting 

 the accurate descriptions of Tyson and Dr. Traill. 

 I consider it as my province to relate faithfully what 

 I saw, and I have only seen our Chimpanzee, as yet, 

 in a small room, where a very few paces will bring 

 him to a chair, a leg of a dresser, or some other piece 

 of furniture, which enables him to call into action 

 his prehensile hands and feet, so admirably adapted 

 to his arboreal habits. 



" Since writing the above, the cage in which our 

 animal was confined has been enlarged, and several 

 barked branches have been nailed to a stem, so as to 

 form an artificial tree. These branches he ascends 

 with great activity, and frequently swings with his 

 head downwards, holding on by his lower extre- 

 mities, and recovering himself with greater agility 

 than any rope-dancer."* 



* Proc. Zool. Soc. 1835, p. 160. 



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