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Nearly all the above-named species are now living in the 
Primate House, besides which there are many others. So 
far as the available supply of captive primates will permit, 
these typical species will constantly be kept on exhibition, 
together with many others equally interesting. In this 
small volume it is possible to notice only the most im- 
portant forms. 
The Gorilla, (Gorilla savagei), of equatorial West Africa, 
is the largest and ugliest of the great apes, walks erect, and 
in form of body and limbs, it most resembles man. Its 
brain, however, is less man-like than that of the chimpanzee 
and orang-utan. It is very rarely seen in captivity. The 
only specimen which up to 1911 had reached America alive 
lived but five days after its arrival. Despite the fact that 
these creatures seldom live in captivity longer than a few 
months, they are always being sought by zoological gardens. 
The agents of the New York Zoological Society are con- 
stantly on the watch for an opportunity to procure and send 
hither a good specimen of this wonderful creature; and 
whenever one arrives, all persons interested are advised to 
see it tmediately,—hefore it dies of sulleness, lack of 
exercise, and indigestion. 
The Orang-Utan is intellectually superior to the gorilla, 
and is equalled only by the chimpanzee. Unfortunately, as 
a rule, none of the great apes are long-lived in captivity, 
and in zoological gardens they come and go. For this rea- 
son, it is seldom that an adult specimen, 4 feet in height, 
and weighing 150 pounds, is seen in captivity. Among 
other apes, the Orang-Utan is readily recognized by its 
brown skin, red hair and small ears. 
In disposition this creature is naturally docile and affee- 
tionate. It is fond of the society of human beings, takes 
to training with wonderful readiness and success, and young 
specimens can easily be taught to wear clothes, sit at table, 
and eat with spoon and fork. In the summer of 1911, the 
daily open-air exhibition of mince apes dining at 4 o’clock 
on an elevated platform in the large outside cage at the 
Primate House, will long be remembered by the crowds of 
visitors who saw it. Such exhibitions are entirely germane 
to the educational purposes of a zoological garden or park, 
for they illustrate the mentality of animals and their won- 
derful likeness to man, far more forcibly than the best 
printed statements. 
The north hall of the Primate House is specially in- 
tended for the anthropoid apes, and it is not likely that any 
