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he would roll for some time like an angry child upon the deck, 
uttering the most piercing screams ; and then suddenly starting 
up, rush furiously over the side of the ship, and disappear. On 
first witnessing this act, we thought that he had thrown himself into 
the sea ; but on a search being made, found him concealed under the 
chains. 
I have seen him exhibit violent alarm on two occasions only, 
when he appeared to seek for safety in gaining as high an elevation 
as possible. On seeing eight large turtle brought on board, whilst 
the Caesar was off the Island of Ascension, he climbed with all 
possible speed to a higher part of the ship than he had ever before 
reached ; and looking down upon them, projected his long lips into 
the form of a hog’s snout, uttering at the same time a sound which 
might be described as between the croaking of a frog and the 
grunting of a pig. After some time he ventured to descend, but 
with great caution, peeping continually at the turtle, but could not 
be induced to approach within many yards of them. He ran to the 
same height and uttered the same sounds on seeing some men bathing 
and splashing in the sea; and since his arrival in England, has shown 
nearly the same degree of fear at the sight of a live tortoise. 
Such were the actions of this animal, as far as they fell under my 
notice during our voyage from Java ; and they seem to include most of 
those which have been related of the orang-outang by other observers. 
I cannot find, since his arrival in England, that he has learnt to per- 
form more than two feats which he did not practise on board ship, 
although his education has been by no means neglected. One of 
these is to walk upright, or rather on his feet, unsupported by his 
hands ; the other, to kiss his keeper. I have before remarked with 
how much difficulty he accomplishes the first, and may add, that a 
well-trained dancing dog would far surpass him in the imitation of the 
human posture. I believe that all the figures given of orang-outangs 
in an unpropped erect posture, are wholly unnatural. Some writer 
states, that an orang-outang which he describes gave “ real kisses 
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