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seen on the plain near the lake. It was in company 

 with three or four others. It was thought to be an 

 albino, but in my opinion it was only a very aged 

 specimen turned grey. A few of them have been 

 secured that were almost white. It is not, however, 

 such a shade of white as would be found in an animal 

 whose normal colour is white. I cannot vouch for 

 the colour of this ape seen on the plain, but there 

 must have been something peculiar in it to attract so 

 much attention among the natives. 



So far, only one species of this ape is known to 

 science, but there are reasons to believe that two 

 species exist. In the forest regions of Esyira the 

 natives described to me another kind of ape, which 

 they averred was a half-brother to the gorilla. They 

 know the gorilla by the native name njina, and the 

 other type by the name ntyii. They did not confuse 

 this with the native name ntyigo, which is the name 

 of the chimpanzee, nor with kulu-kamba, all of which 

 are known to them ; but they described in detail, 

 and quite correctly, the three known kinds of ape, 

 and in addition gave me a minute account of the 

 appearance and habits of the fourth kind, which I 

 believe to be another species of the gorilla. They 

 claim that he is more intelligent and human-like 

 than any one of the others ; and they say that his 

 superior wisdom makes him more alert, and therefore 

 more difficult to find. He is said always to live in 

 parts of the forest most remote from human 

 habitation. 



The dental formula of the gorilla is the same as 



