. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. WHAT GU RILL AS ARE LlKl. THE O0KILL1 dense foliage. They bolted off, making the thinner boughs bend with their weight, and an old male, apj)arently tlie guardian of the flock, made a bold stand, and stared at him through an opening. As soon as voices were heard, the shaggy Ape roared a cry of alann, scrambled to the ground through the entangled lianas that were around the tree tiiink, and soon disappeared into the ; Having hatl, then, so many opportunities of seeing Gorillas alive and dead, Du Chaillu, of course, added largely
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. WHAT GU RILL AS ARE LlKl. THE O0KILL1 dense foliage. They bolted off, making the thinner boughs bend with their weight, and an old male, apj)arently tlie guardian of the flock, made a bold stand, and stared at him through an opening. As soon as voices were heard, the shaggy Ape roared a cry of alann, scrambled to the ground through the entangled lianas that were around the tree tiiink, and soon disappeared into the ; Having hatl, then, so many opportunities of seeing Gorillas alive and dead, Du Chaillu, of course, added largely to the knowledge of their general shape and habits, and obtained skins for stuffing, and bones for the anatomists. Five specimens were sent over by him to England, and great discussions took place ; some naturalists asserting that the ferocity and courage of the great Ape were imaginary, and othei-s believing in the truth of Du Chaillu, whose oidy fault was over-sensa- tional writing, and who strenuously denied many of the native stories. Then the anatomists had a gi-eat quarrel about the brain of the creature, and handled each other very severely. Of the nature of the outside of the Gorilla there could be no doubt, fortunately, for there are the stuffed skins and bones to be seen, and an examination of those in the national col- lection will prove how closely Savage must have questioned the natives who gave him reliable information, and how little can be added to his description. Du Chaillu says that in length the adult Goi'illas vary as much as men, and believes that the tallest are six feet two inches in height, but tliat the average is from five feet two inches to five feet eight inches. The females are smaller, or have a lighter frame, their height averaging aliout four feet six inches. The colour of the skin in the Gorilla, young as well as adult, is intense black, so far as the face, breast, and palms of the hands are concerned. The fur of a grown, but not aged specimen
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