APES. 



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stood aghast in a most ludicrously terrified attitude, with its eyus 

 intently fixed on the frightful object. 



The Chimpanzee is a native of Western Africa, and ia 

 kolerabiy common on the banks of the Gambia and in ■ Congo. 

 Large bands of these formidable apes congregate together and 

 unite in repelling 

 an invader, which 

 they do with such 

 fury and courage, 

 that even the dread- 

 ed elephant and lion 

 are driven from 

 their haunts by 

 their united efibrts. 

 They' live princi- 

 pally on the ground, 

 and, as their name 

 imports, spend 



much of their time 

 in caves or under 

 "ocks. Their height 

 is from four to five 

 feet, but they are 

 said not to reach this 

 growth until nine or 

 ten years of age. 



• Several young Chimpanzees have been recently imported 

 into America, and have shown themselves very docile and gentle ; 

 but, had they lived, they would probably in a few years have be ' 

 come fierce and obstinate, as apes almost invariably are when the? 

 reach their full growth. 



The Long-Armed Gibbon is a very extraordinary and re- 

 markable ape. It is of different sizes, being from two to four fee^ 

 high. It walks erect, is without a tail, has a face resembling that 

 of a man, with a circle of bushy hair all around the visage ; its 

 eyes are large and sunk in its head : its face tanned, and its ears 



The Chimpanzee. 



