MONKEYS. 143 
Monkeys. Apes are destitute of tails, and the chief 
of this kind is the Ourang Outang, or Wild Man of the 
Woods ; he is found in the interior parts of Africa, in 
Madagascar. He is a solitary animal, and avoids man- 
kind. The largest are said to be six feet high, very active, 
strong, and intrepid, capable of overcoming the strongest 
man : they are likewise exceedingly swift, and cannot 
easily be taken alive. When young, however, the Ourang 
Outang is capable of being tamed : one of them, shown in 
London some years ago, was taught to sit at table, make 
use of a spoon or fork in eating, and drink wine out of 
a glass. It was mild and affectionate, much attached to 
its keeper, aud obedient to his commands. 
THE BARBARY APE. 
THE animal next to the ourang outang, and to be placed 
in the same class, is the Margot, or Barbary Ape. Cau- 
basson relates a laughable anecdote of one of these ani- 
mals, which he brought up tame, and which became so 
attached to him as to be desirous of accompanying him 
wherever he went : when, therefore, he had to perform 
divine service, he was under the necessity of shutting him 
up. One day, however, the animal escaped, and followed 
the father to church, where, silently mounting on the top 
of the sounding board, above the pulpit, he lay perfectly 
