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confinement, and it is probable that no European has yet 

 seen the full-grown living animal. It is the only large 

 ape that spends much of its time on the ground, though it 

 climbs well, but owing to its great weight is not so active 

 among the higher branches as the less bulky species. The 

 skin is black, and the hair is also black or brownish, but 



Fig. 25.— the gorilla {Gorilla Savagd). 



grey in old individuals. The wood-cut (Fig. 25) gives a 

 good idea of its somewhat ferocious aspect, as well as its 

 comparatively short arms, a character that distinguishes 

 it from the chimpanzee and orang. The fingers and toes 

 are also thicker and shorter than in the other species, in 

 accordance with its less arboreal habits. 



