THE OSANG OUTANG. 
491 
Of ^ken young, and instructed, it is said to be possessed 
^*4(f**' ^®-ocity in its native state, and is considered as a 
anima!, capable of readily overpowering the 
tf swiftness is equal to its strength, and 
*kte u it is but rarely to be obtained in its full-grown 
'tltis, 
ybung alone being taken. 
!*otlvg °'‘^iig-outang now exhibiting at Exeter Change, is a 
Borneo, and is remarkable, not only on account of 
s ctiie rarity, but as possessing, in many respects, a 
*^lc(f.p^emblance to man. What is technically denomi- 
*^Pe f'* '^'■aniuni, is perfectly human in its appearance ; the 
upper part of the bead, the forehead, tlie eyes 
f "S r*l*''*i '^®'’k3nd full), the eye-lashes, and, indeed, eveiy 
'’Otti _ ®dng to tlie eyes and ears, differing in no mspect 
Sj The hair of his head, however, is merely the 
‘ch covers his body generally. The nose is very 
ft: cjj. distance between it and the mouth considerable ; 
in fact, the whole of die lower jaw, is very 
his teeth, twenty-six in number, are strong. 
^ Catip nf his face is what may be termed an ugly, 
yitlou^hire, likeness of the human countenance. The 
Jtlig . the scapulae, or shoulder blades, the general form 
li elb °'^'';'^*'®^nd breasts, as well as the figure of die arms, 
Ae [ 1 °"' "joint especially, and the hands, strongly con- 
'■’^Semblance. The metacarpal, or that part of the 
X by ”P®diately above the fingers, is somewhat elongated ; 
^Jiis ( hie thumb being thrown a little higher up, nature 
^''^ti have adapted the hand to his mode of life, and 
die power of grasping more effectually the 
|i V trees. The fingers, both of the hands and feet, 
j ®Xce ®^actly like those of the human race, with 
tail Phoii of die thumb of die foot, which is widiout 
fij?'tnQj^^®rpui(,fjj- about die abdomen, or, to employ the 
Qc p rather pot-bellied, looking like one of those 
li'iVs bis “^^hus often seen riding on casks ; but whether 
tvi*''ho'H„h35t‘ral appearance when wild, or acquired since 
^kof?“'=tioninto 
iJris h is G.....,...- — 
^ifce yhs and legs aie short and bandy, the ankle and 
human ; but the fore-part of the foot is corn- 
new society, and by indulging in a high 
difficult to determine. 
