Animal life in the sea and on the land . 275.—Skeletons of Man, Chimpanzee, and Orang. and are so strong that when assisted and encouraged bytheir fellows they do not hesitate to attack the elephant. 9. The Group of Monkeys known as Apes. — Gibbons,orang-outangs, chimpanzees, and gorillas are called apesbecause their structure approaches more nearly to that of 402 ANIMAL LIFE IN THE SEA AND ON THE LAND. man than is the case with any other animal, and on thisaccount they have a peculiar interest to the student ofnatural history. 10. Gibbons.—Gibbons live in troops in the forests ofIndia and the
Animal life in the sea and on the land . 275.—Skeletons of Man, Chimpanzee, and Orang. and are so strong that when assisted and encouraged bytheir fellows they do not hesitate to attack the elephant. 9. The Group of Monkeys known as Apes. — Gibbons,orang-outangs, chimpanzees, and gorillas are called apesbecause their structure approaches more nearly to that of 402 ANIMAL LIFE IN THE SEA AND ON THE LAND. man than is the case with any other animal, and on thisaccount they have a peculiar interest to the student ofnatural history. 10. Gibbons.—Gibbons live in troops in the forests ofIndia and the adjacent islands, and are mostly led by onemale, who is their chief. They are awkward-looking ani-mals, with long arms that extend to the ground when theystand Fig. 276.—Female Orang-outang. 11. Orang-outangs.—The ugly orang-outangs live on theislands of Borneo and Sumatra. Here they inhabit thedensest forests, and are commonly known as men of thewoods. When fully grown they reach the height of fouror five feet; and although they are heavy, clumsy creat-ures, yet they spring about among the branches with greatease and rapidity, seldom coming down from their haunts MONKEYS. 403 unless it be to obtain drink or to shuffle off to some newlocality. 12. They do not usually walk erect, but in moving alongthe branches of the forest they often choose an uprightposition, and support themselves by taking hold of theboughs overhead. Orangs build a broad nest low downin the trees by piling leafy branches loosely upon eachother without interweaving them. Here they sleep atnight, and do not leave their nests until the morning sunhas dried the dampness from the surrounding leaves.
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