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peeially ttose of Anona senegalensis, which are of 

 about the size of a walnut, with a rough husk, and 

 grow in the savannahs. In spite of this, however, 

 he remained for a long while so weak that he would 

 fall asleep while eating, and he passed great part of 

 the day crouching asleep in a corner. He gradually 

 became accustomed to cultivated fruits, such as 

 bananas, guavas, oranges, and mangoes, and as he 

 became stronger, and was more often present at our 

 meals, he began to demand for himself whatever 

 he saw us eating. Since he was thus gradually 

 accustomed to eat all kinds of food, the likelihood 

 of transporting him successfully to Europe was 

 increased." 



This is perhaps the only way in which other 

 and possibly older specimens can be rendered fit to 

 endure the passage to Europe. Every attempt to 

 embark them immediately after their capture, with- 

 out previously weaning them from their old modes 

 of life, and adapting them slowly and systematically 

 to their altered conditions, has invariably resulted, 

 sooner or later, in sickness and death. Falkenstein 

 also recommends, relying on the experience he has 

 had of apes in a state of nature, that this species 

 should be supplied with some form of animal food. 

 He gives this further account of the captive 

 gorilla: — 



" In the course of a few weeks he became so accus- 

 tomed to his surroundings, and to the people whom 

 he knew, that he was allowed to run about at 

 liberty, without fear that he would make any at- 

 tempt to escape. He was never chained, nor con- 



