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While at Angu a new member joined the Expedition, 

 under the name of " Mistress Anne," a little chimpanzee six 



' MISTRESS ANNE 



months old, which a chief brought in to me from the forest. 

 She was suffering sadly from neglect and a bad cold, but 

 careful treatment soon restored her. The Belgian Adminis- 

 tration does not allow the natives to keep the chimpanzees 

 they capture, which is just as well, for it saves a great deal 

 of suffering to the animals. 



The chimpanzees are locally distributed in the forest, 

 where they roam in small parties or families ; during the 



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