crossed before his breast, his hands placed at the back of his neck, and his 

 head bowed but a little forward : he slept lying at full length, and, indif- 

 ferently, on his side or back : he walked erect, without effort, but with a 

 waddling gait, sometimes with his arms hanging down, and occasionally 

 assisting his progression with his knuckles ; but more frequently with them 

 thrown upward, ready to catch at a rope, or any object, by means of which 

 he might, in a moment, climb out of the reach of fancied danger : in tread- 

 ing, he stretched the thumbs of the hinder hands to a right angle with the 

 soles. The adroitness and rapidity of his movements, the variety of 

 attitudes into which he threw himself, when climbing about the rigging of 

 the vessel in which he was brought from Singapore, and the vigour and 

 prehensile power of his limbs, indicated his adaptation to the branches of 

 the forest: he would pass, for instance, down the backstays of the ship, 

 sometimes hanging by his hands, sometimes walking down them in the erect 

 posture, like a rope-dancer, balancing himself by his long arms ; and, at 

 other times, he would spring from one rope to another at a long distance, 

 or drop from a higher to a lower rope, with great address. His disposition 

 was gentle, but lively and animated ; and he delighted in playing frolics. 

 With a little Papuan child, on board, he became very intimate : they might 

 be often seen sitting near the capstan, the animal with his long arm round 

 her neck, lovingly eating biscuit together. In his gambols with the child, 

 he would roll on deck with her, as if in mock combat, pushing with his feet 

 (in which action he possessed great muscular power), his long arms entwined 

 round her, and pretend to bite : sometimes, seizing a rope, he would swing 

 toward her, and, when attempts were made to secure him, would elude the 

 grasp by swinging away : he would often, also, drop suddenly on her from 

 the ropes aloft, and then engage in various playful antics. With the Monkeys 

 on board he also seemed desirous of establishing amicable companionship, 

 evidently wishing to join them in their gambols ; but, as they avoided his 

 company, probably from fear, he revenged their unsociableness by teasing 

 them, and pulling them by the tail, at every opportunity. He possessed the 

 same gravity of appearance as the rest of the Apes ; but was far more active 

 than any of them, though equally deficient in the love of mischief. He soon 

 learned his name, and would, when called by it, readily approach those 

 whom he knew. He was so exceedingly engaging, that he speedily became 

 a general favourite ; yet he formed an attachment for three grown per- 

 sons only on board : to these it was as strong as it had previously 

 been for the Malay boy, from whom he had been purchased. With all his 

 liveliness and engaging qualities, his temper was extremely irritable ; and, 

 when refused anything, disappointed, or confined, he would indulge in fits 

 of anger, which he manifested by screams ; or he would lie on the deck, 

 roll about, throw his arms and legs in various directions, dash everything 

 aside that might be within his reach, walk hurriedly, repeat the same scene 



