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The other great African apes, consisting of the chim- 

 panzee and one or two closely allied species, are much 

 better known, though even of these full-grown animals 

 have never been seen alive in Europe. Young ones are, 

 however, tolerably common, and are to be found in most 

 Zoological Gardens. The accompanying illustration of the 



Fig. 26. —CHiUF anz^e (Anthropo2nthenistroglodi/tes). 



common chimpanzee (Fig. 26) well exhibits the external 

 differences between this species and the gorilla — the 

 longer arms, the longer hand and fingers, and the very 

 much larger ears. The chimpanzees show great intelli- 

 gence and mildness of disposition, and can be taught to 

 perform many almost human actions, such as dressing 



