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ened upon the side of his cage, lined and covered 

 with blankets. Sometimes he lay on his back, 

 his head hanging out upside down, and two legs 

 sticking out at awkward angles ; occasionally his 

 arms were thrown over his head, and his hands 

 clung to the edge of the box. But usually, after 

 a long preparation of fur-dressing, he placed his 

 head on the bottom of the box, face down, and 

 then disposed his body around it, wriggling and 

 twisting and turning till he was satisfied, when 

 he was seen lying on his side, his head not under 

 him as would be expected, and his tail curled 

 neatly around. Sometimes, after long and elabo- 

 rate arrangement, when one would not expect him 

 to move before morning, he suddenly started up 

 and came out as bright and lively as if he never 

 dreamed of going to sleep. But more often, 

 when he had thus composed himself, the heavy 

 blanket was dropped before his door, the lights 

 were turned out, and he was left for the night. 



The society of Koko was entertaining through 

 the winter and spring, but when the weather 

 grew warm, a heat-loving little beast who in- 

 sisted on lying full length on one's shoulder, or 

 clasping an arm with four very woolly limbs, 

 was not to be endured. So he was packed off 

 to the Philadelphia Zoological Gardens, due 

 arrangements having been made for his comfort. 

 There his playful ways and amiable disposition 



