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desisted and followed him to the house. The boy- 

 was afraid of the ape, and made no attempt to cap> 

 ture him. The latter was taken by surprise by the 

 dog and boy, and thus had no time to escape. He 

 did not strike to harm the dog, but only to ward him 

 off. The dog made no attempt to bite him, but 

 when he would jump up against him he would 

 knock the ape out of balance, and this annoyed 

 him. He didn't seem to understand just what the 

 dog meant. 



I shall not describe those so well known in capti> 

 vity, only to mention some of them. The largest 

 specimen of the chimpanzee that I have ever seen 

 was Chico, who belonged to Mr. James A. Bailey, of 

 New York. He was as large perhaps as these apes 

 ever become, although he was less than ten years 

 old when he died. 



Perhaps the most valuable specimen for scientific 

 use that has ever been in captivity is Johanna, who 

 belongs to the same gentleman. The history that 

 is given of her, however, is hardly to be taken in 

 full faith. Her age cannot be determined with 

 certainty, but it is said that she is about thirteen 

 years old. I have reason to doubt that, although I 

 cannot positively deny it. Whatever may be her 

 exact age, it is certain that she has now reached a 

 complete adult state. She has grown to be quite as 

 large as Chico was at the time of his death. She is 

 not of amiable temper, but is much less vicious than 

 he was. She has some of the marks of a kulu 

 kamba. 



