. The popular natural history . Zoology. THE GORILLA, 3 Gorilla ever attacks man without provocation. ' Leave Njina alone,' they say, ' and Njina leave you alone.' But when the Gorilla, surprised while feeding or asleep, is suddenly brought to bay, he goes round in a kind of half-circle, keeping his eyes fixed on the man, and uttering a complaining, uneasy GORILLA.—{Troglodytes Gorilla). If the hunter shoots at him, and the gun misses fire, or if the ape is wounded, he will sometimes run away ; sometimes, however, he will charge, with his fierce look, his lowered lip, his hair falling on
. The popular natural history . Zoology. THE GORILLA, 3 Gorilla ever attacks man without provocation. ' Leave Njina alone,' they say, ' and Njina leave you alone.' But when the Gorilla, surprised while feeding or asleep, is suddenly brought to bay, he goes round in a kind of half-circle, keeping his eyes fixed on the man, and uttering a complaining, uneasy GORILLA.—{Troglodytes Gorilla). If the hunter shoots at him, and the gun misses fire, or if the ape is wounded, he will sometimes run away ; sometimes, however, he will charge, with his fierce look, his lowered lip, his hair falling on his brow. He does not, how- ever, appear to be very agile, for the hunters frequently escape from him. B 2. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. New York, Burt Co
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