70 BORNEO— THE ORANG-UTAN. [chap. iv. 



and it was only after many vigorous jumps that the 

 monkey could make his escape. 



It was curious to observe the different actions of these 

 two animals, which could not have differed much in age. 

 The Mias, like a very young baby, lying on its back quite 

 helpless, rolling lazily from side to side, stretching out all 

 four hands into the air, wishing to grasp something, but 

 hardly able to guide its fingers to any definite object ; and 

 when dissatisfied, opening wide its almost toothless mouth, 

 and expressing its wants by a most infantine scream. The 

 little monkey, on the other hand, in constant motion ; 

 running and jumping about wherever it pleased, examining 

 everything around it, seizing hold of the smallest objects 

 with the greatest precision, balancing itself on the edge 

 of the box or running up a post, and helping itself to 

 anything eatable that came in its way. There could hardly 

 be a greater contrast, and the ' baby Mias looked more 

 baby-like by the comparison. 



When I had had it about a month, it began to exhibit 

 some signs of learning to run alone. "When laid upon the 

 floor it would push itself along by its legs, or roll itself 

 over, and thus make an unwieldy progression. "When 

 lying in the box it would lift itself up to the edge into 

 almost an erect position, and once or twice succeeded in 

 tumbling out. "When left dirty, or hungry, or otherwise 

 neglected, it would scream violently till attended to, varied 



