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mcrly remarked, the interval which feparates 

 them is immenfe ; and the refemhlance in figure 

 and organization, and the movements of imita- 

 tion which feem to refult from thefe fimilarities, 

 neither make him approach the nature of man, 

 nor elevate him above that of the brutes. 



DtJl'inEli've Chara^ers of this Species. 



The orang-outang has no pouches within his 

 cheeks, no tail, and no callofities on his but- 

 tocks ; which laft are plump and flefhy. All 

 his teeth are fimilar to thofe of man. His face 

 is flat, naked, and tawny. His ears, hands, feet, 

 breait, and belly, are likewife naked. The hair 

 of his head defcends on both temples in the 

 form of trefles. He has hair on his back and loins, 

 but in fmall quantities. He is five or fix feet 

 high, and walks always eredl on his two feet. 

 We have not been able to afcertain whether the 

 females, like women, are fubjed to periodical 

 courfes ; but analogy renders this matter almoft 

 unqueftionable. 



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