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a fork and put them into its mouth. Its common 

 drink was water, but it also willingly drank all sorts 

 of wine, preferring Malaga. After eating it always 

 wiped its mouth, and when presented with a tooth- 

 pick, always used it in a proper manner. (!) This 

 animal lived seven months in Holland, whither it 

 had been sent from the island of Borneo." 



The following account from Dr. Clarke Abel, of 

 one which lived some time in his possession, is addi- 

 tionally interesting from the circumstance of the ob- 

 servations having been made upon it in its own cli- 

 mate, while enjoying a state of comparative liberty. 

 " Whilst at Java," says Dr. Abel, " he lodged in a 

 large tamarind tree near my dwelling, and formed a 

 bed by intertwining the small branches, and covering 

 them with leaves. During the day he would lie with 

 his head projecting beyond his nest, watching who- 

 ever might pass under, and when he saw any one 

 with fruit, he would descend to obtain a share of it. 

 He always retired for the night at sun-set, or sooner 

 if he had been well fed ; rose with the sun, and 

 visited those from whom he habitually received food. 

 On board ship he commonly slept at the mast-head, 

 often wrapping himself up in a sail. Sometimes I 

 preoccupied his bed, and teased him by refusing to 

 give it up. On these occasions he would endeavour 

 to pull the sail from under me, or force me to quit 

 it, and would not rest until I resigned it. If all the 

 sails happened to be set, he would hunt about for 

 some other covering, and either steal one of the 

 sailor's jackets, or empty a hammock of its blankets. 



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