8 ORAN OTAN. 
Its usual manner of walking was on all-fours^ like 
other apes ; but it could also walk on its two hind 
feet only. One morning it got unchained^ and we 
beheld it with wonderful agility ascend the beams 
and rafters of the building : it was not without some 
pains that it was retaken^ and we then remarked an 
extraordinary muscular power in the animal ; the 
assistance of four men being necessary, in order to 
hold it in such a manner as to be properly secured. 
During its state of liberty it had, amongst other 
things, taken the cork from a bottle containing 
some Malaga wine, which it drank to the last 
drop, and had set the bottle in its place again. 
It eat almost every thing which was given it ; but 
its chief food was bread, roots, and especially 
carrots ; all sorts of fruits, especially strawberries : 
and appeared extremely fond of aromatic plants, 
as parsley and its root. It also eat meat, both 
boiled and roasted, as well as fish. It was not 
observed to hunt for insects like other monkies ; 
it was fond of eggs, which it broke with its teeth 
and sucked completely ; but fish and roast meat 
seemed its favourite food. It had been taught to 
eat with a spoon and a fork. When presented 
with strawberries on a plate, it ^v'as extremely 
pleasant to see the animal take them up, one by 
one, with a fork, and put them into its mouth, 
holding, at the same time, the plate in the other 
hand. Its common drink was water : but it also 
very willingly drank all sorts of wine, and parti- 
cularly Malaga. After drinking it wiped its lips, 
and after eating, if presented with a tooth-pick, 
