The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-01-20
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"A amazing Like IL Human"


. A nor, rernarkabIe addition, suys d Lon.
don paper, ltsboGt to be made to the OBJ
jecis OF interest at the Crystal Palaces SS-
denham. consisting OF d perfect and com.
pIete preserVr specimen Of Gorilla, an
animal that resembles more nearly than
anv known creature the members of the
human faniG; aud there is this eXtrao:din.
nry fact relative TO it, that it has been accu.
ratcly described upon several occasions be-
fore II tyAs seen Or was ever known to En- st
81 will, ptflpc, Certainty. The Gutitl, is II a.
tie Bf Western Africa, and l., known to
exist, it is said in very large nombers, in
the Gbuvn districts, where they are among
the tta.t formidable OF ths wlld animals Of
the forest! Lt a-'- ..
The present specimen which hes been
= most curcul'y skinned aEd preserved by MIR.
BARTLETT, the .nxidermist to The Cry,tal Pal
ace, under the direction Of Professor Owen,
Is rather more than fsye feet in height. 1t is
mule, Known to be young by the state OF
lis teeth, and theseonditiJn OF The lures oI
she skull. the fore legs or arms are o.
tfeat length ana Of predigious strength
greatly surprising thot 6f any human armi
the bind legs are Eoi1 parutyely short, and
sre we'll adopted 10 Tree climbing. In iea
lures the unimpI is very much like negro
ald the orbits otef the cye are corsidetAb J
proiet ted. The teeth are formed almos
precisely as in man, and uhsIhe the ''ron
kcv, chmyanzce, or ourang otltang, they ar
Of great strength, and in the ekull whic
was fret sent over to this country, the can
ines were nearly as large and as str, ffg
those OF a lion. The huit on the upper par
Of the head Of the Gorilla is reddish brown
upou the cheeks, the smooth hair is OF
preyish hue; the back is covered with du
- of mouse colofed huir; the hait upon tn
arm, from the hand TO the elbow, is blacl
."und is grown upwards from the hand towar
the elbow. The chest is nearly bare.
There we're ,hitteeh tsodnds in tt1e Bod
OF the animal, and two bullets were extrac
cd from it, onsfrom wound which had bee
healed over. The Goril'a had to all appea
snce died of starvation; his body was in
most cmaciated condition, and his tongt
YRS covered with thin white coatng,
though caased by excessive fever. 1t
thought that the wosIYf indicted upon hi
prevented his being abfe'to procure the N
cessary supplies OF food. These onma
rasre gregarious; and it'is stated by the n
tives that they frequently rPpeet I'M censi
eruble force, sack the Villages, carry aw
- young children, and devour themj and fl
ther, they have very ugly custom of I
tackipg men, and wrenching off the hea
of those whom they attack. II one of the
creatures is Cred OF, or attacked, the who
tribe come down to~rhe recue, and esca
from the combined assault is impossible.
How fur these statements may be CORE
there Is at prkssnt no tncans Of KNOWN
but It'll very atsin, from the formation
the teeth, and be great strength Of the a
NAL, that the prilla is not vegetarian
his habits, andlhat he would have no sc
pie in devoriogsany flesh that might chat
TO come in bis way. Mr.. Bartlett had
:, presented the animal as seated on the tru
ofa tree. twill remain few days at
Palace, by permission Of the trustees Of
British Museum. whose property It is. I
where it destined ultimately to be placed
Professor Owen will deliver to the Zoolo
calSociety lecture upon this most ibteF'
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