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apparently the alarm usually is given by the warning animal 
striking the ground violently with its hind foot. The mob at 
once rear themselves up and sniff for the source whence danger 
is supposed to be approaching. The “ joeys,” as the young ones 
are called, cling to the backs of their mothers, and if very young 
secrete themselves in the pouches, and, led by some “ old man” 
Warrior, a stampede takes place. We are indebted to the Scien- 
tific American for the use of these illustrations, 
HABITS OF THE GORILLA.— The gorilla recently shipped to 
Philadelphia and now in the possession of Professor Cope, was 
shot in the Ogowé delta, on the left bank of the main channel of 
he could not have killed him. The entrails were given to some 
*atigwe (cannibals, the Fans of DuChaillu and the Niam Niam 
of Schweinfurth) who esteemed them a great delicacy, and the 
universal, opinion here is, that I sent him to America for the white 
man to eat. They were greatly disgusted with my wasting so 
much | rum on him when they would liked to have poure 
it down their throat so well. The gorilla is a rare animal even in 
‘lat part of the country where he makes his home, and opportuni- 
to obtain specimens occur but seldom. males, as this 
one, live alone, while as many as two families are seldom, at least, 
seen together. Many wonderful stories of them are told by the 
Natives, but as one never knows how much to believe of native 
Stories I will not repeat them here. In my opinion Du Chaillu 
's the best living authority on gorillas. I would believe his state- 
