. The Open court . ORANG-UTAN DISTINGUISHED FOR HIS ERECT WALK. US in their almost pathetic ambition to reach the human and to actas if they were men. 172 THE OPEN COURT. Our first picture, Mr. J. S. Edwards writes, is that of a maleorang-utan, called Joe. He is six years old. and we see him heretaking his daily meal. Joe is distinguished by his docility, simulating. joi-: rill-; c ii 1 m :. his betters even where he can imt il like iheiii. We know he cannot write, but there he sits pcneil in haml ])releii(ling to write. RECENT PHOTOGRAPHS OF SIMIANS. 173 The picture of the orang-utan t


. The Open court . ORANG-UTAN DISTINGUISHED FOR HIS ERECT WALK. US in their almost pathetic ambition to reach the human and to actas if they were men. 172 THE OPEN COURT. Our first picture, Mr. J. S. Edwards writes, is that of a maleorang-utan, called Joe. He is six years old. and we see him heretaking his daily meal. Joe is distinguished by his docility, simulating. joi-: rill-; c ii 1 m :. his betters even where he can imt il like iheiii. We know he cannot write, but there he sits pcneil in haml ])releii(ling to write. RECENT PHOTOGRAPHS OF SIMIANS. 173 The picture of the orang-utan that is not dressed up is interest-ing on account of his exceptionally erect walk. He is about fouryears old and very intelligent, far above the average ape. There canbe no doubt that he was caught when very young, and Mr. Edwards


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