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dout! wrong, Ixjth by ]ih first iriiid last actions ; 

 — mid what is reason if tfeat is not m 630Krcise 



Wh'&to irfiJks in die erect posture, he turns 

 tlio lofi: and foot outwjtnls. wliidi occasions luni 

 to liavc ;i waddling gsdt and to seem Ijow- 

 legged. lie wonld pace the deck, being held 

 by Ms long arm ; andi ih^m had a mesaMmce 

 to a ©Mid just leaxning to mp, 1Flaj& limbs, 

 from tlicir muscular and strong prehensile power, 

 render the animal a fit iidialiitaiit for the forest; 

 enabling him to spring from tree to tree with an 

 agihly thstt we have frequeutly witnessed him 

 di^lay ibotit tiie tig^ttg the r ii« -wmM 

 pass down the backstays, sometimes hanging by 

 his hands, at others walking down them in the 

 erect jjostnre, like a ro})e-daneer, balancing him- 

 self by his long arms ; or he would spring from 



t»zie rope a gr^at disHaice tQ moHi^^ im ^nld 

 drop Irom one above to another bd^w^ 



Being aware of his inability to escape pursuit* 

 when rnnning on a level surface, !iis first objt^et, 

 when about to make an attack, was to secure a 

 rope, and swing towards the object 1^ de- 

 strons of attacking f defeBdbed, he eluded pmr- 

 snir Ijy climbing ont of reach. 



He Inis an awkward manner of drinking, l)v 

 which the liquid is muelj wasted : he first applies 



