. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. 568 BIMANES. upon the earth, using their long arms to rait-e themselves up, and swing themselves forward, very much as a man would use a pair of crutches. When young they show a great deal of intelligence, attach themselves to those who have the cai-e of them, and learn to imitate many of our actions. The Chimpanzee (Troglodytes niger) is another of these approxima- tions to tlie human form. In height it equals or even surpasses that of man. Its body is covered with black or dark-brown hair, scantily distributed in front. It is
. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. 568 BIMANES. upon the earth, using their long arms to rait-e themselves up, and swing themselves forward, very much as a man would use a pair of crutches. When young they show a great deal of intelligence, attach themselves to those who have the cai-e of them, and learn to imitate many of our actions. The Chimpanzee (Troglodytes niger) is another of these approxima- tions to tlie human form. In height it equals or even surpasses that of man. Its body is covered with black or dark-brown hair, scantily distributed in front. It is a native of Guinea and Congo, in Africa, and constructs a dwelling of leaves and foliage. It occasionally arms itself with sticks and stone*, with which it drives away Fig. 488.—chimpaxzke. and combats the attacks of its enemies. When domesticated it becomes sufficiently docile to sit at a table, and take its food, as tliougli in ridiculous burlesque of human manners. Order—Man (Bimanes). Foremost of the mammiferous division of tlie animal creation stands Man, constituting an order apart in the class to which he is zoologically related. The highest of the qnadramana, as we have already seen, are constructed to reside amid the trees of the forests, but are ill adapted for treading on the ground, or for sustaining themselves in an upright position. The foot of Man, on the contrary, (a very different instrument from the hinder hand of the most man-like ape) is as admirably contrived for maintaining him in an erect posture as the pre- hensile limbs of the monkey are for its life among. 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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