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suck the milk out of a cocoa-nut, -through a hole bored in the 

 shell, which he held up with both hands. His food consisted 

 of bread, fruit, and cooked meat. The gentleness with which 

 he would receive a cake, and the deliberate manner in which he 

 would eat it, would have been deemed good breeding in a child. 

 In fact he was regarded and treated as a child. He used to be 

 regularly combed, washed, and dressed ; and he submitted to 

 these toilet operations without a murmur or a struggle, but with 

 perfect willingness. 



His costume, a Guernsey jacket and cap, his marked counte- 

 nance, which somewhat resembled that of the Connaught people, 

 his human-like demeanour, his gentleness, and his intelligence, 

 elicited the surprise and admiration of his numerous visitors. 

 When sleepy or tired, Tommy (for that was his name) would 

 retire to a corner of his cage, and there cover himself up with 

 a blanket, fold his arms, bury his face upon them, and thus 

 go to sleep. He died in April, 1836, deeply regretted by his 

 proprietors, and a large circle of friends j and had, we believe, 

 the distinguished honour of being dissected by four learned 

 savans. 



A young male chimpanzee was exhibited in the Egyptian Hall, 

 Piccadilly, in 1831, along with a female orang-outan, of about 

 the same age. The chimpanzee, though in a declining state of 

 health, and rendered peevish and irritable by bodily suffering, 

 displayed much greater intelligence than his companion. He 

 was active, quick, and awake to everything that passed around 

 him ; no visitor entered or left the room without attracting 

 his attention. Mr. Ogilby says, that on one occasion, while 

 the chimpanzee's head was turned, his plate of potatoes and 

 boiled chicken was stealthily withdrawn and secreted ; but 

 in a few moments he looked about for it, and not finding it, 

 he began to pout and fret, till at length, seeing a young 

 lady laughing near him, he flew at her with the greatest fury, 

 and would probably have bitten her or scratched her, had 

 she not got beyond his reach. When his plate was restored, 

 he took care to hold it firmly with one hand, whilst he fed 



