. Principles of economic zoo?logy. Zoology, Economic. MAMMALIA 377 dinnor table acted with gravity and ; In captivity young orangs are affectionate as children and are fond of their human friends. At night the wild orang makes a nest to sleep upon by breaking off leafy :s and laying Ihem crosswise in the forked top of a sapling, where it lies fiat upon its back, grasps the branch firmly in each hand and foot, and is rocked to sleep in the tree-top. The chimpanzee (Fig. 300) has a " brain, face, , and hands more man-hke than those of any other ; Its face,
. Principles of economic zoo?logy. Zoology, Economic. MAMMALIA 377 dinnor table acted with gravity and ; In captivity young orangs are affectionate as children and are fond of their human friends. At night the wild orang makes a nest to sleep upon by breaking off leafy :s and laying Ihem crosswise in the forked top of a sapling, where it lies fiat upon its back, grasps the branch firmly in each hand and foot, and is rocked to sleep in the tree-top. The chimpanzee (Fig. 300) has a " brain, face, , and hands more man-hke than those of any other ; Its face, ears, hands, and feet are nakcfl. It has a large brain and a higher. Fig. 300.—The chimpanzee, variety Tshego. (From Brehm's ";) intellect than any of the Primates below man. It is bright and cheerful and, having a good memory, is easily taught. The young are affectionate, but the old males are dangerous. There are at least two species. They are natives of Africa. Mated pairs seem to remain together permanently, and missionaries, when they tried to teach that polygamy was wrong, have been told by the natives " that they did not wish to be like ; They spend much time hiding in thickets in family groups, sometimes gathering in such numbers as to do considerable damage to young bananas. They are crepuscular. They show. 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 Daugherty, Lewis Sylvester, 1857-; Daugherty, L. S. , Mrs. , 1859-. Philadelphia, London, W. B. Saunders
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