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it will in many. The chimpanzee is not so much 

 affected by it, although he dislikes it, but the gorilla 

 detests it and shows at all times his strong aversion 

 to it. I have no doubt that this is one of the reasons 

 that these apes always die on board the ships by 

 which they are brought from Africa. 



Both of these apes are possessed, in a degree, of 

 savage and resentful instincts. But these are much 

 stronger in the gorilla than in the chimpanzee. He 

 therefore requires firm and consistent treatment. 

 This can be used without being severe or cruel, but 

 the intellect of the gorilla must not be underrated. 

 He studies the motives and intentions of man with a 

 keen perception, and is seldom mistaken in his inter- 

 pretation of them. He often manifests a violent dis- 

 like for certain persons, and when such is discovered 

 to be the case the object of his .dislike should not be 

 permitted in his presence, for the result is to enrage 

 the ape and excite his nervous nature. When they 

 become sullen or obstinate they should not be coaxed 

 or indulged, nor yet used with harshness. They 

 should either be left alone for the time or diverted 

 by a change of treatment. 



At this point I submit the foregoing to the world 

 as the sum of my labours in this special field of 

 research up to this time. I regret that I have been 

 compelled to deny much that has been said, but I 

 make no apology for having done so. In this work 

 I have sought to place these apes before the reader 

 as I have seen them in their native forest. I have 

 not clothed them in fine raiment or invested them in 



