4^ THE ORAN' OTAN. 



Apes * ; but it could also walk erect. One morn-« 

 ing it got unchained, and we beheld it with won-? 

 derful agility ascend the beams and rafters of the 

 building ; it was not without some pains that it was 

 retaken, and wo then remarked an extraordinary 

 muscular power in the animal ; the assistance of four 

 men being necessary in order to hold it in such a 

 manner as to be properly secured. During its state 

 of liberty it had, amongst other things, taken the 

 cork from a bottle of Malaga wine, which it drank 

 to the last drop, and had set the bottle in its place 

 again. It ate almost every thing that was given to 

 ir ; but its chief food was bread, roots, and espe- 

 cially carrots ; all sorts of fruits, especially straw-, 

 berries: and it appeared extremely fond of aromatic 

 plants, and of the leaves and root of parsley. It also 

 ate meat, both boiled and roasted, as well as fish. 

 It was not observed to hunt for insects, like other 

 Monkies ; was fond of eggs, which it broke with 

 its teeth, and sucked completely ; but fish and roast-r 

 ed meat seemed its favourite food. It had been 

 taught to eat with a spoon and a fork. When pre- 

 sented with strawberries on a plate, it was extreme-^ 

 ly pleasant to sec the animal take them up, one by 

 one, with a fork, and put them into its mouth, 

 holding, at the same time, the plate in the other 

 hand. Its common drink was water, but it also 



* Thpre is no doubt v.liatcvcr, t'l om (lir liorizoiital position of" the 

 pelvis, and some other circ-iMastaucfs, fiiat this is tlic natural mode of 

 walkint^ of tlu; whole tiiln-j and that tlicir j^oint; cufu'C'Iv u|)iiiiht 1^ 

 •Illy the eflcct ef education. 



