. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. 30 VERTEBRATES. and by indulging in a high style of living, it is diflScult to determine. His thighs and legs are short and bandy, the ankle and heel like the human; but the fore part of the foot is composed of toes, as long and as pliable as his fingers, with a thumb a little situated before the inner ankle; this conformation enabling him to hold equally fast with Lis feet as with his hands. When he stands erect, he i
. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. 30 VERTEBRATES. and by indulging in a high style of living, it is diflScult to determine. His thighs and legs are short and bandy, the ankle and heel like the human; but the fore part of the foot is composed of toes, as long and as pliable as his fingers, with a thumb a little situated before the inner ankle; this conformation enabling him to hold equally fast with Lis feet as with his hands. When he stands erect, he is about fire feet high, and can walk, but his natural locomotion, when on a plain surface, is support- ing himself along, at every step, by placing the knuc- kles of his hands upon the ground. All the fingers, both of the hands and feet, have nails exactly like the hu- man race, except the thumb of the foot, which is with- out any. When young the Orang-outan is very docile, and has been taught to make its own bed, and to handle a cup and saucer, or a spoon, with tolerable propriety. For the former occupation it proved itself particularly apt, as it not only laid its own bed-clothes smooth and comfortable, but exhibited much ingenuity in stealing blankets from other beds, which it added to its own. The young Orang in the collection of the Zoo- logical Society, London, evinced extreme horror at the sight of a small tortoise, and, when the reptile was introduced into its The Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Philadelphia : Crawford & Co.
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