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moment she would sit still with a brooding air, only 

 occasionally darting a mischievous, flashing glance 

 at the spectators; at another she took pleasure in 

 feats of strength, or she roamed to and fro in her 

 spacious enclosure like an angry beast of prey. She 

 would insert the index finger of her right hand in the 

 opening of a vessel which weighed thirty pounds, 

 climb up the pole with it, and let it fall .with a crash 

 and clatter from a height of six feet. This ape would 

 sometimes rattle the bars of her cage with a violence 

 which made the spectators uneasy. She was fond 

 of playing with old hats, which she set upon her 

 head, and if the top was quite torn off, she drew it 

 down upon her neck. Mafuca clawed at people who 

 entered the vestibule of her cage and tried to tear 

 their clothes. She hardly obeyed any one except 

 Schopf, the director of the Dresden Zoological 

 Gardens, and when in a good humour she would sit 

 on his knee and put her muscular arms round his 

 neck with a caressing gesture. In spite of this, 

 Schopf was never secure from Mafuca's roguish 

 tricks, since her good-humour was of short duration. 

 She was rather fond of the keeper, but not always, 

 obedient to him, and the whip was often in request, 

 even at feeding-times. Mafuca was able to use a 

 spoon, although somewhat awkwardly ; and she could 

 pour from larger vessels into smaller ones without 

 spilling the liquor. She took tea and cocoa in the 

 morning and, evening, and a mixed diet between 

 whiles, such as fruit, sweetmeats, red wine and 

 water, and sugar. 



Mafuca, for a while, was pleased with the com- 



