. The brain from ape to man; a contribution to the study of the evolution and development of the human brain. Brain; Evolution; Pongidae. TROGLODYTES COR 11 LA 637 with tlu' fiili w c'i^lit of his hand, apparently thinking that she was thf cause of the child's tears. One da\ Miss Cunningham was dressed lor going out and John Daniel wished to sit on her lap. It chanced that her dress was a light one and she pushed hini away saying she feared that he might soil her gown. He at once la\ on the lloor and cried like a baby for a moment; then lu' rose, looked aroLind the room, lound a newspaper, spr


. The brain from ape to man; a contribution to the study of the evolution and development of the human brain. Brain; Evolution; Pongidae. TROGLODYTES COR 11 LA 637 with tlu' fiili w c'i^lit of his hand, apparently thinking that she was thf cause of the child's tears. One da\ Miss Cunningham was dressed lor going out and John Daniel wished to sit on her lap. It chanced that her dress was a light one and she pushed hini away saying she feared that he might soil her gown. He at once la\ on the lloor and cried like a baby for a moment; then lu' rose, looked aroLind the room, lound a newspaper, spread it out on .Miss Cunning- ham's lap antl climbed up upon it. This was quite the cleverest thing that he had e\'er done, and those' who saw it said that they would not havi' bt-lievcd it had they not thi'msi'Kcs been present. The gorilla apparently could stand much cold and he often would go on the root m treezmg weather. I his he did not seem to mind so long as he could come into a warm room when he wanted to; then he would go straight to the lire, rub his chest and sit down with his teet on the fender. Exercise was essential to keep him m lualth and he got much of this by pla\ ing hide-and- seek with Ma|or Penn\ in the morning before breaklast and in tlu-e\ening before diniu'r. Tlu' ma|or would run up and down the stairs, in and out ol all the rooms. The game appeared to delight the gorilla who would giggle and laugh while being chased, lie was \'cr\ cautious, howexer, ne\er to enter a dark room without lirst turning on the light. It was his habit to retire I'ach night at eight o'clock. I le had his ow n little room ad]oming that ol Miss Cun- ningham's nephew where he had a spring bed ol his own with blankets. He would get out ol it at night b\' himself, go back to bed and jjull the blan- kets up over him cpiite neatl\. 1 he thing he enjoyed most was to stand on the to]) rail ol his bed and jum|) on the springs, head o\er heels, just like a child. John Daniel was ne\er taug


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