GORILLAS AND CHIMPANZEES 



act on discovering the other. When Moses observed 

 the food he proceeded to help himself. On seeing 

 the gorilla he paused a moment and gave me an 

 alarm, but he was not himself deterred from taking 

 a banana, which he seized and retreated. While he 

 was eating the banana, I took the gorilla from the 

 cage and set him on the ground by it. I petted 

 him, and gave him some food. Moses looked on, 

 but did not interfere. I returned to my cage, and 

 Moses proceeded to investigate the new ape. He 

 approached slowly and cautiously within about 

 three feet of it. He walked around it a couple of 

 times, keeping his face towards it, and gradually 

 getting a little nearer. At length he stopped by 

 one side of the gorilla, and came up within a few 

 inches of it. He appeared to stand almost on tip- 

 toe, with only the ends of his. fingers touching the 

 ground. The gorilla continued to eat his food with- 

 out so much as giving him a look. Moses placed 

 his mouth near the ear of the gorilla and gave one 

 terrific yell. But the gorilla did not flinch or even 

 turn his eyes. Moses stood for a moment looking 

 at him as if in surprise that he had made no impres- 

 sion. After this time he made many overtures to 

 make friends with the gorilla, but the latter did not 

 entertain them with favour beyond maintaining terms 

 of peace. They never quarrelled, but Othello always 

 treated him as an inferior. I do not know if he 

 entertained a real feeling of contempt, but his manner 

 was such. 



There were but few articles of food that he and 



