HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 455 



THE LONG- ARMED APE. 



(Le Grand Gibbon^ Buff.) 



Is distinguished by the extraordinary length of 

 its arms, which reach to the ground when its body 

 is upright, and give it a disgusting appearance. 

 Its face is flat, and of a tawny colour, surrounded 

 with a circle of grey hairs, which adds to the sin- 

 gularity of its aspect; its eyes are large and deep 

 sunk; ears round and naked; body covered on all 

 parts with black rough hair, except its buttocks, 

 which are quite naked. 



It is a mild, gentle, and tractable animal; feeds 

 on fruits, leaves, and the bark of trees ; is a native 

 of the East Indies, Sumatra, and the Molucca isles ; 

 and measures from three to four feet in height. 



