Nest-Builders 



the ground, when he was captured and once more made a 

 prisoner. 



Whether the gorilla does or does not construct a nest 

 is a moot point. By some observers he is said to build a 

 nest of reeds and moss, not far from the ground or even 

 upon it, and to guard it whilst the female and her young 

 rest upon it. 



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