Children's own library . SIDE VIEW OF HEAD OF CHIMPANZEE spend much of their time in caves and under height is from four to five feet. Several youngChimpanzees have shown themselves very docile an Igentle in captivity. The Orang-outan inhabits Borneo and Suma^a. ORANGS IN THEIR NATIVE WOODS 10 woods natural history Next to the gorilla, this is the largest of all the apes, manybeing above five feet in height. The strength of thisanimal is tremendous. Its arms are of extraordinarylength, the hands reaching the ground when it standserect. This length of arm is admirably adapted forcli
Children's own library . SIDE VIEW OF HEAD OF CHIMPANZEE spend much of their time in caves and under height is from four to five feet. Several youngChimpanzees have shown themselves very docile an Igentle in captivity. The Orang-outan inhabits Borneo and Suma^a. ORANGS IN THEIR NATIVE WOODS 10 woods natural history Next to the gorilla, this is the largest of all the apes, manybeing above five feet in height. The strength of thisanimal is tremendous. Its arms are of extraordinarylength, the hands reaching the ground when it standserect. This length of arm is admirably adapted forclimbing trees, on which it principally resides. The orangs are dull and slothful. I never observedthe slightest attempt at defence, a traveller writes ; and the wood, which sometimes rattled about ourears, was broken by their weight, and not thrown, assome persons represent. If pushed to extremity, how-ever, they are formidable; and one unfortunate man,who was trying to catch one alive, lost two of his fin-gers, besides being severely bitten on the face, whilethe animal finally beat off his pursuers and escaped. The rude hut which they build in the trees is moreproperly a seat, or nest, for it has no roof or cover ofany sort. The speed with which they form this seat i
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