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GORILLAS AND CHIMPANZEES 



on the opposite side of the cage from his own ; even 

 after the gorilla died, he kept aloof from it. 



As a rule, I always took Moses with me in my 

 rambles into the forest, and I found him to be quite 

 useful in one way. His eyes were like the lens of 

 a camera — nothing escaped them ; and when he 

 discovered anything in the jungle, he always made 

 it known by a peculiar sound. He could not point 

 it out with his finger, but by watching his eyes the 

 object could often be located. 



Frequently during these tours the ape rode on 

 my shoulders, and at other times the boy carried 

 him, but occasionally he was put down on the 

 ground to walk. If we travelled at a very slow 

 pace, and allowed him to stroll along at leisure, he 

 was content to do so, but if hurried beyond a certain 

 gait he always made a display of his temper. He 

 would turn on the boy and attack him, if possible ; 

 but if the boy escaped, the angry little ape would 

 throw himself down on the ground, scream, kick, 

 and beat the earth with his own head and hands in 

 the most violent and persistent manner. He some- 

 times did the same way when not allowed to have 

 what he wanted. His conduct was exactly like that 

 of a spoiled, ugly child. 



He had a certain amount of ingenuity, and often 

 evinced a degree of reason which was rather un- 

 expected. It was not a rare thing for him to solve 

 some problem that involved a study of cause and 

 effect, but always in a limited degree. I would not 

 be understood to mean that he could work out any 



