LECTURE 11. 39 



reading 3 and it must be quite unnecessary to re- 

 cite them to an audience like the present. Those 

 who may wish to examine their history more mi- 

 nutely, must be referred to the works of BufTon, 

 Camper, Vosmaer, Daubenton^ and Cuvier. 



Convinced by the^ luminous observations of 

 these latter enquirers, relative to the anatomy of 

 these singular animals, we shall find that there are 

 essential differences, even between their bodily 

 structure and that of the human race; and shall 

 readily dismiss all apprehensions of being too 

 nearly allied to animals, which have, by unin- 

 formed philosophers, been held up as the rivals 

 of Mankind. 



From the observations of Camper and Cuvier, 

 it is evident that these animals are in reality cal- 

 culated for running and climbing in the manner of 

 most other quadrupeds, and not for walking up- 

 right, as they are generally represented. It is 

 however true, that they can more readily assume 

 that position than most other quadrupeds, and 

 may no doubt have been sometimes seen in such 

 a posture in their native woods. Like the rest of 

 the genuine Apes, the Oran Otans are perfectly 

 destitute of a tail. 



