. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . body and legs put together. We have seen one ofthese animals alive. It had no appearance of any tail; it had a circle ofgray_ bushy hair, all round the face, which gave it a very remarkable appear-ance. Its eyes were large, and sunk in its head; its face resembling that ofa man, tanned, and its ears well proportioned. This ape appeared to us tobe of a gentle and tractable disposition ; its motions were neither rash norprecipitate. It was fed on bread, fruit, alm
. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . body and legs put together. We have seen one ofthese animals alive. It had no appearance of any tail; it had a circle ofgray_ bushy hair, all round the face, which gave it a very remarkable appear-ance. Its eyes were large, and sunk in its head; its face resembling that ofa man, tanned, and its ears well proportioned. This ape appeared to us tobe of a gentle and tractable disposition ; its motions were neither rash norprecipitate. It was fed on bread, fruit, almonds, &c, and calmly received 1 Pithecus lar. The gibbons, of which there are several, have the long arms of the orang,the low forehead of the chimpanse, and allosities on the buttocks. They have no tail orcheek ponch. M AMMALI A —SIAMANG. 77 the fruit that was presented to it ; it was very averse to cold and wetweather, and did not long live after being brought from its native is a native of the East Indies, and particularly, found along the coastsof Coromandel, Malacca, and the Molucca Islands. THE These animals are black all over, and have two naked folds of skin onthe neck, which are occasionally inflated. The hair is long and soft. Theyare very common in Sumatra. They are generally found assembled in largetroops, conducted, it is said, by a chief, whom the Malays believe invulnera-ble. Thus assembled at sunrise, and again at sunset, the^y vie with eachjther in making the most dreadful cries, perfectly stunning to those accus-tomed to them, and frightful in the highest degree to strangers. At allother times they appear to be perfectly quiet, as long at least as they areundisturbed. Maternal affection will triumph over every other passion, and the motherof a young one, which has been wounded, will immediately throw awayher life in an attack on an enemy. This affection is also displayed undermore pleasing circumstances, and their care of the persons of
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