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TWO YEARS IN THE JUNGLE. 



against the bottom of the heel and thrust it into the earth also. 

 After moving the animal aside a tape line stretched between the 

 inner surfaces of the knife-blades gave the height of the animal. 

 Not a single figure was ever trusted to my memory alone, and my 

 largest orangs were each measured and recorded twice. 



From the subjoined table of measurements it will be seen that 

 orangs vary in their proportions in precisely the same way as human 

 beings. Some are short and thick-set ; and others are more slen- 

 derly built and longer limbed. Specimens Nos. 6 and 9 have short 

 legs and bodies but unusually long arms, while Nos. 43 and 38 

 are just the reverse. It will also be noticed that the breadth of the 

 facial callosities of Wurmbii bears no relation whatever to the size of 

 the animal. The tallest specimen of the whole series, No. 18, meas- 

 ured only 11^ inches across the face, while No. 25, which stood 

 three inches shorter, and was much smaller every way, measiu'ed 

 13^ inches at the same point. 



Measurements of Orang-Utans, Adult Males and Females. 

 (Given in inches.) 



Height, from head to heel.. 

 Extent of outstretched arms 

 Length of arm and hand 



from armpit 



Length of hand 



" of foot 



Breadth of hand, 



" of foot 



Circumference of head (per- 

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Breadth of face 



Circumference of neck 



" of chest 



" of loin 



" of arm 



" of forearm. . . 



" of WTlKt 



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" of calf 



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Of the orang-utan there are two clearly defined species, and only 

 two, viz., Simia Wurmbii and S. satyrus. While the points of dif* 



