. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. ORDEES OF —APES AND MOXKEYS The Apes.—The three great man-like (or an'thro-poid) apes — gorilla, chimpanzee and orang-utan—are so much like human beings that, to most persons, they are the most won-. By permission of J. F. G. Umla SKELETONS OF MAN AND GORILLA. 1, cervical vertebrae I'-*, carpals, 2, ci)llar bone. 13, metacarpals, 3, humerus, 14, phalanges, 4, sternuiu, 15, cavity of pelvis 5, rihs, 16, sacrum, 6, rib cartilages, 17, femur. 7, dorsal vertebrae, 18, p
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. ORDEES OF —APES AND MOXKEYS The Apes.—The three great man-like (or an'thro-poid) apes — gorilla, chimpanzee and orang-utan—are so much like human beings that, to most persons, they are the most won-. By permission of J. F. G. Umla SKELETONS OF MAN AND GORILLA. 1, cervical vertebrae I'-*, carpals, 2, ci)llar bone. 13, metacarpals, 3, humerus, 14, phalanges, 4, sternuiu, 15, cavity of pelvis 5, rihs, 16, sacrum, 6, rib cartilages, 17, femur. 7, dorsal vertebrae, 18, patella, 8, lumbar vertebrae, 19, fibula. 9, pelvis, ' 20, tibia. 0, radius, 21, tarsals, 1. ulna, 2^, uietatarsals. ^:i. phalanges. derful of all living creatures below man. Their ]5oints of resemblance to man are so many and so striking that they arc a source of wonder even to savages. As will be observed from a comparison of the skeletons of man and gorilla, below the skull their parallelism is remarkably close. Both in kind and in number the bones are the same, and they differ only in their pro- portions. The hands and feet of the gorilla are designed for a life that is half terrestrial and half arboreal, while those of man are for life on the ground. The long thumb and great toe of the gorilla are far superior to those members in the chim- panzee and orang-utan. The widest differences between man and the gorilla are in their skulls. In the gorilla, the high forehead and intellectual faculties so characteristic in man are totally wanting, indicating a very low order of intelligence. The long and powerful canine teeth are alone sufficient to proclaim the savage wild beast. To many persons it seems strange that notwithstanding the seemingly wide dif- ferences between the various races of men, all mankind be referable to a single species. In spite of the vast differences in intellect between the native Australian—not yet out of the stone age—and a Caucasian philosop
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