116 GORILLAS AND CHIMPANZEES 



His conduct towards Moses always impressed me 

 with the belief that he appreciated the fact that he 

 was in distress or pain, and while he may not have 

 foreseen the result, he certainly knew what death 

 was when he saw it. Whether it is instinct or 

 reason that causes man to shrink from death, the 

 same influence works to the same end in the ape ; 

 and the demeanour of this same ape towards his 

 later companion, Elisheba, only confirmed the 

 opinion. 



