~CHAPTER XII. 
ANTHROPOID APES. 
THE anthropoid apes have always been particular favourites 
of mine; and I have at all times endeavoured to secure as 
large a number of these interesting animals as possible. This 
foible of mine has in fact cost me considerable sums: for the 
apes, in their natural state, live in moist tropical regions and 
suffer very much from the severity of our northern latitudes. 
But in spite of this, I have been very successful with these 
creatures, and am especially proud of a fine pair of orang- 
outangs called Jacob and Rosa, and also of a clever chim- 
panzee called Moritz, who have by this time become quite 
well-known personages in the town of Hamburg. The two 
orangs I purchased from a farmer, who got them in Borneo 
when they were quite young, and brought them up on the 
bottle. For seven years they were kept in captivity in 
Borneo. Captivity, however, is perhaps hardly the word, 
for they had complete liberty, and were treated as though 
they were members of the family. They used always to 
have their mid-day meal at table with their master, eating 
precisely the same food as he did himself. They were in 
short treated just like children, and very polite and well- 
behaved children too. On their voyage to Europe they were 
treated more like passengers than apes. At all times they 
were free to wander about on board, and they speedily be- 
came the pets of all the ship’s crew. Since they had so long 
been accustomed to freedom I realised the danger of placing 
them, when they came to my animal park, in undue restraint 
or in a cramped and badly ventilated cage. I ee 
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