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ORAN OTAW* 
daily care of it, of which it seemed to be sensible. 
Often when they retired, it would throw itself 
on the ground, as if in despair, uttering lamen- 
table cries, and tearing in pieces the linen with- 
in its reach. Its keeper having sometimes been 
accustomed to sit near it on the ground, it fre- 
quently took the hay of its bed, and laid it by 
its side, and seemed by every demonstration, to 
invite him to be seated near. Its usual manner 
of walking was on all fours, like other apes * 
but it could also walk erect. One morning it 
got unchained, and wc beheld it with wonderful 
agility ascend the beams arid rafters of the buil- 
ding ; it was not without some pains that it wag 
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 of Malaga wine, 
which it drank to the last drop, and had set 
the bottle in its place again. It ate almost 
every thing that was given to it ; but its chief 
food was bread, roots, and especially carrots ; 
all sorts of fruits, especially strawberries: and 
it appeared extremely fond of aromatic plants, 
and of the leaves and root of parsley. It also 
ate meat, both boiled and roasted, as well as fish. 
It was not observed to hunt for insects, like other 
monkies ; was fond of eggs, which it broke with 
its teeth, and sucked completely ; but fish and 
roasted 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 
was 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* 
