278 THE QURAN OUTANG. 
rather an ornamental than frightful appendage 
to his face. The hair of his coat when first 
killed was smooth and glossy : and his teeth 
and whole appearance indicated that he was 
young and in full possession of his physical 
powers. According to the estimate of those 
who saw this extraordinary animal when alive, 
he was nearly eight feet high ; but, from the 
careful examination to which Dr. Abel sub- 
jected the fragments of the body, and his 
measurement of the skin, he inferred that his 
height was full seven feet. This is the great- 
est ascertained height of any tail-less monkey 
on record, according to the observations which 
Dr. Abel has collected from various writers on 
man-like apes. 
About three years ago a male and female 
ouran outang were exhibited at the Egyptian 
Hall, Piccadilly, where the former soon died. 
The female is described as very gentle in 
manners, but extremely disgusting in appear- 
