. Zoological Society bulletin . iBBr «*. OPERATING KOR AN ABSCESSIn this case the patient did not submit cheerfully. ments of the great apes. Adroit grasping,either by hand or foot, hand over hand climb-ing of ropes and girders, or deft swinging froma trapeze are accomplished with ease andabandon by these little men of the a class of their own for dexterity, they areunexcelled and practically unequalled. Butbroken bones and bruises are not infrequent. Betty, one of the largest chimpanzees, hasjust recovered from a fractured hip, and so awk-wardly was this effected as to excite amaze-m
. Zoological Society bulletin . iBBr «*. OPERATING KOR AN ABSCESSIn this case the patient did not submit cheerfully. ments of the great apes. Adroit grasping,either by hand or foot, hand over hand climb-ing of ropes and girders, or deft swinging froma trapeze are accomplished with ease andabandon by these little men of the a class of their own for dexterity, they areunexcelled and practically unequalled. Butbroken bones and bruises are not infrequent. Betty, one of the largest chimpanzees, hasjust recovered from a fractured hip, and so awk-wardly was this effected as to excite amaze-ment. In attempting to climb a short ladderto the sleeping box, her left leg slipped be-tween the steps at the top, whereupon shepromptly toppled over and snapped the boneat the articulation. It was merely a green-tree fracture; but it needed a plaster-of-parissupport and three weeks in the hospital. Betty deserves a better fate. She is by fartoo good a patient to compel the doctor todevote all his time to her, by gracefully re-covering
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