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same neighbourhood: five have been found, but it was 
an unusual circumstance.” ......- 
“They are very filthy in their habits. ....It isa 
tradition with the natives generally here, that they were 
once members of their own tribe: that for their depraved 
habits they were expelled from all human society, and, 
that through an obstinate indulgence of their vile pro- 
pensities, they have degenerated into their present state 
and organization. They are, however, eaten by them, 
and when cooked with the oil and pulp of the palm-nut 
considered a highly palatable morsel. 
“They exhibit a remarkable degree of intelligence in their 
habits, and, on the part of the mother, much affection for 
their young. The second female described was upon a tree 
when first discovered, with her mate and two young ones (a 
male and a female). Her first impulse was to descend with 
great rapidity, and make off into the thicket, with her mate 
and female offspring. The young male remaining behind, she 
soon returned to the rescue. She ascended and took him in 
her arms, at which moment she was shot, the ball passing 
through the fore-arm of the young one, on its way to the 
heart of the mother.... 
“In a recent case, the mother, when discovered, remained 
upon the tree with her offspring, watching intently the move- 
ments of the hunter. As he took aim, she motioned with 
her hand, precisely in the manner of a human being, to have 
him desist and go away. When the wound has not proved 
instantly fatal, they have been known to stop the flow of 
blood by pressing with the hand upon the part, and when 
this did not succeed, to apply leaves and grass .. . . When 
shot, they give a sudden screech, not unlike that of a human 
being in sudden and acute distress.” 
The ordinary voice of the Chimpanzee, however, is affirmed 
to be hoarse, guttural, and not very loud, somewhat like 
© whoo-whoo.” (1. c. p. 365.) 
The analogy of the Chimpanzee to the Orang, in its nest- 
