542 WILD ANIMALS. 



being, to have him desist and go away. When tlie wound has 

 not proved instantly fatal, they have been known to stop the flow 

 of blood by pressing with the hand upon the part, and when this 

 did not succeed to apply leaves and grass. 



" When shot they give a sort of screech not very unlike that of 

 a human being in sudden and acute distress. In their gambols 

 their cry is like the whoop of a native, varied as to volume and 

 strength, which, with the drumming upon logs and other dis- 

 cordant noises and various uncouth movements, make up a scene 

 perfectly unique, defying all description." 



The chimpanzee is the best known of all the anthropoid apes, for 

 specimens have frequently been exhibited in Europe. One which 

 was pronounced to be a satyr, and was in consequence considered 

 a great curiosity, was presented about the year 1640 to the Prince 

 of Orange. The animals that have at various periods belonged 

 to the London Zoological Society have attracted thousands of 

 visitors to the gardens, all anxious to observe the human-like 

 actions some of their tricks display. 



In November, 1864, Mr. Bartlett purchased a chimpanzee in 

 Liverpool, and on its arrival at the Zoological Gardens it was placed 

 in the same cage as the ourang-outang^ and the comparison 

 between the two anthropoid apes was an easy matter. It was seen 

 at once that the long outstretched ears and projecting muzzle of 

 the chimpanzee gave it a more animal physique than was apparent 

 in the ourang. This was the first time that specimens of these 

 two creatures had ever been alive in any European collection at 

 the same time. Frank Buckland, as usual with him, was one of 

 Sarah's (the chimpanzee) first visitors. An account of the inter- 

 view is taken from The Field. 



" A quiet, docile-looking creature is Sarah. She is covered with 

 jet-black hair, and is about as big as a good-sized terrier dog when 

 in begging attitude, and barring a slight cold and coiigh, is appa- 

 rently in excellent health. Her face is exceedingly human, very 

 much more so than that of her companion, Susan, the ourang- 

 outang. When I gave her my watch she immediately applied it 

 to her huge, projecting under-hp ; I then put it to her ear, and she 

 listened to the ticking with the wondering face of a child ; she 



