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nis disposition gentle. Unlike the baboon or the monkey,
who are fond of mischief, and only obedient through fear,
a look kept him in awe; while the other animals could |
not be brought to obey without blows. He would present
his hand to conduct the people who came to visit him, and
walk as gravely along with them as if he had formed a part
of the company. I have seen him sit down at table, when
he would unfold his towel, wipe his lips, use a spoon or a
fork to carry his victuals to his mouth, pour his liquor into
a glass, and make it touch that of a person who drank along
with him. When invited to take tea, he would bring a cup
and saucer, place them on the table, put in sugar, pour out the
tea, and allow it to cool before he drank it. All this I have seen
him perform without any other instigation than the signs or the
command of his master, and often even of his own accord.”
The Orang-utan's M. de la Bosse thus describes two young
Intelligence. orang-utans, male and female. “We had
these animals with us on shipboard. They ate at the same
table with us. When they wanted anything, they, by
certain signs, acquainted the cabin boy with their wishes;
and if he did not bring it, they sometimes flew into a rage
at him, bit him in the arm, and not unfrequently threw him
down. The male fell sick during the voyage, and submitted
to be treated like a human patient. The disease being of
an inflammatory nature, the surgeon bled him twice in the
right arm; and when he afterwards felt himself indisposed,
he used to hold out his arm to be bled, because he recol-
lected that he found himself benefited by that operation on
a former occasion.”
The Orang-utan’s Dr. Tyson in describing one of the earliest
Affection. —_ specimens of the orang brought to London, says
that it conceived a great affection for those with whom travel
had made it familiar, frequently embracing them with the
greatest tenderness, A female orang belonging to a Dutch
menagerie showed the greatest affection for her attendants,