. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. QUAD RUM AN A. 567 of face, which seemed to me some night-mare vision; thus stood before us the king of the African forest. He was not afraid of us; he stood there and beat his breast with his hirge iists till it re- sounded like an immense bass-drum, which is their mode of bidding defiance, meantime giving vent to roar after ; The Ourang Outang (Troglodytes Satyrus). This creature inhabits the interior of Borneo, and other large islands of the Indian Ocean, and when young, is said to resemble man move than any other
. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. QUAD RUM AN A. 567 of face, which seemed to me some night-mare vision; thus stood before us the king of the African forest. He was not afraid of us; he stood there and beat his breast with his hirge iists till it re- sounded like an immense bass-drum, which is their mode of bidding defiance, meantime giving vent to roar after ; The Ourang Outang (Troglodytes Satyrus). This creature inhabits the interior of Borneo, and other large islands of the Indian Ocean, and when young, is said to resemble man move than any other animal. Tlie body is covered with coarse reddish hair, the face is. Fig. 487.'—bokxeax orang. smooth and of a bluish tint, and the thumbs of the hinder hands very short in comparison with the fingers. He is said sometimes to attain the height of seven feet, and possesses great strength and agility. He dwells in the wildest forests, and habitually keeps himself upon trees, which he climbs with the greatest rapidity, and springs from branch to branch with as much facility as the smaller monkeys. On the ground, on the contrary, the Ourang Outangs walk with difficulty, and are frequently obliged to place their hands. 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 Jones, Thomas Rymer, 1810-1880. London : Society for Promoting Knowledge
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