OTHER CHIMPANZEES 



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The specimens that were kept in the Gardens in 

 New York were very fine. One of them was 

 mentally equal to any other specimen hitherto in 

 captivity. There were two kept in the Cincinnati 

 Gardens which were also very fine. There have 

 never been but nine of these apes brought to 

 America so far as I am aware, but six of these lived 

 longer and four of them grew to be larger than any 

 other specimens of this race have ever done in capti- 

 vity. For some reason they never survive long in 

 England, or other parts of Europe. This is pro- 

 bably due to some condition of the atmosphere. It 

 cannot be from a difference of treatment. 



I have seen a large number of chimpanzees, but 

 most of them were in captivity, yet I have seen 

 enough of them in a wild state to gain some idea of 

 their habits and manner, but those described will 

 be sufficient to show the mental character of the 

 genus. 



