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comply with it. In this respect they behave very much like 

 young children, and it may be remarked that one difficulty 

 in all apes is to secure fixed attention. This is exactly the 

 same with young children. Even when they clearly under- 

 stand, sometimes they betray no sign of having heard. At 

 other times they show that they both hear and understand, 

 but do not comply. 



Another specimen that was brought aboard a ship when 

 I was present was a young male, something less than two 

 years old. He was sullen and morose. He did not resent 

 my approaches, but he did not encourage them. I first 

 spoke to him with the food sound, but he gave no heed. 

 I retired a little distance from him and called him, but he 

 paid no attention. I then used the sound of warning ; he 

 raised his head and looked in the direction from which the 

 sound came. I repeated it, and he looked at me for a 

 moment and turned his head away. I repeated it again. 

 He looked at me, then looked around as if to see what it 

 meant, and again resumed his attitude of repose. 



On my last voyage to the coast I saw a very good speci- 

 men in the Congo. It was a female, a little more than 

 two years old. She was also of a dark complexion, but 

 quite intelligent. She had been captured north of there, 

 and within the limits elsewhere described. At the time I 

 saw her she was ill and under treatment ; but her master, 

 the British consul, told me that when she was well she was 

 bright and sociable. I made no attempt to talk with her, 

 except some time after having left her I gave the call 

 sound. She answered by looking around the corner of the 

 house. I do not know whether she would have come or 



