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view. As it crossed the path near by, I called three or 

 four times, but it neither stopped nor answered. As well 

 as I could tell, it appeared to be a female and quite 

 grown. 



I may take occasion to remark that, while the chim- 

 panzee is mostly found in large family groups, — as I have 

 reason to believe, from native accounts of them and from 

 what has been told me by white men, — I have never been 

 able to see a family of them together. Each of these that 

 I have mentioned, so far as I could tell, was quite alone. 

 Whether or not the others were scattered through the 

 forest in like manner, hunting for food, and all came 

 together after this, I cannot say. 



Another thing worthy of mention is the fact that both 

 these apes, the chimpanzee and the gorilla, live in the same 

 forest, and twice on the same day I have seen both kinds. 

 This is contrary to the common idea that they do not 

 inhabit the same jungle. It appears that where there is 

 a great number of the one kind there are but a few of the 

 other. The natives say that in combat between the chim- 

 panzee and the gorilla the former is always victor, and on 

 this account the gorilla fears the chimpanzee. I believe 

 this to be true, because the chimpanzee, although not so 

 strong as the gorilla, is more active and more intelligent. 



The chimpanzee will not approach or attack man if he 

 can avoid him, but he does not shrink from him as the 

 gorilla does. One instance that will illustrate this phase 

 of his character I shall relate. On one occasion recently, 

 while I was on the coast, a native boy started across a 

 small plain near the trading station. With him was a dog 



