iPIGMYj AND LONG-ARMED APE. 13 
Pigmy ape, or pitheque. 
The flatness of their face and nails, the naked- 
ness of their buttocks, the want of a tail, and 
their Upright carriage, give this species some re- 
semblance to the human form. They are the 
smallest apes, being not larger than a common 
cat ; the colour of the upper part of the body 
is an olive brown, and beneath it is yellowish. 
Individuals are often to be seen among out 
exhibitions of wild beasts. They feed on fruits ; 
but are greedy of insects, particularly of ants, 
and search for them with eagerness and dexterity. 
They are numerous in Ethiopia. This race are 
the pigmies of antiquity, represented as a dwarf- 
ish nation of mankind, who waged war with 
cranes, and were at length utterly destroyed by 
their victorious enemies. 
Gibbon, or long-armed ape. 
Is easily distinguished by the prodigious length 
of his arms, which touch the ground when the 
animal stands erect. His flat swarthy visage, 
surrounded with grev hairs, his erect carriage, 
the want of a tail, flat nails, and round naked 
ears, give this creature also a distant resemblance 
of the human figure, though hideously deform- 
ed. His body is rough, all covered with black 
hair, except his buttocks, which are bare. His 
feet are long ; his eves are large, but sunk deep 
in their sockets. His canine teeth are propor- 
tionally larger than those of mao. His height 
from two and a half to four feet. 
These animals are mild and gentle in their man** 
ners. Their movements are not too precipitate, 
but lively and quick. They are said always %Q 
