New-York tribune., 1867-04-11
r,ur cnIMpANZEF.

Oh zoe ls OF November negro from , t,ee
lage brought me young male & ~ me- ycods ON he
banks Of the NpoulOunay about three months E
Thomas for SO cnisiehea my T f f,tg, ~ grnucmSnt Sc I
was however very tame, like al young clnpahLyes;
Unfortunately Thomas lame in one hand several V
The fingers having been broken ana healed up in dis
toIted position. This vas caused ny his uNIIi p.o pid @
treaSd In the village ioeS Wiz were sent ~ chase qf ul
one day When he escaped from bic captors aud ran INTO
| the neghbOTing woods had Tom ued by SoIu ~
poe in the veanda # ny ,nt and fed him with cooked
Ilaliains ana 6tGf food from my own taps lie 5Coh
gQt 10 prefer cooked 10 raw food ana tJegto i,~ I
fans whenever they offered 10 HIM Ihe dlilel'ee
in alueabity between the young clhmpanzee ana the
Young gorilla is q fact which have confirmed hy huuel
~ fhoSe noifS which were disputed NY former work
A yOung chinpanZcc becomes tame ana "pp"tt -
conced TO captivity in Two on three ! d,! & al,l t -,
vet seen tame IN confinement although halo h"u Io"'
OF them in custody while SIN "i tciS carry ,Ec. ,,t
one day witnessed an act OF Master Thomas EnGn i
seemed 10 me to llnslIal, thI "a ~ mo m ,, rs-essio
bougt domestic cat for my house as soon a. tne
otnrcd mn H. the hair Of his body becoming erect ANA
6i ewes bright with excitement In moment recover
ing himself he came down. and rushing OH tbc cat VIII
one OF his feet seized the napc Of the animal ana WIN
fhe other pressed It's back, as II Trying 70 Vcah W.
n The negroes say that the chmpanzce attacks the
leonard i'm this way and have doubt, from what
INV net preserved his good ncah and increased in in;
clg gence and gclehoss until the departure OF captain
arrival he was deposited 10y my friend ia the Crysta Pal
ace at sydenham, where, dare say very many OF hy
readers aye seen him. and have laughed 40 his amusing
tricks am crediby informed that his education az INC
Palace fas become 20 far advanced hat ne nndcrshus
What il Going on when his "cartcs dc Vste are
sold iCint Is sometimes made ofcanllngoH one WIN
out paying for it, but Thomas uses I9E~hlu
action ami does not his noisy expressions o dlasat
siactiOn until the money Is pald do"n'
! We take another of NJ. Du Chaillu's spirited de
| sciiptions of which the subject this time is
AcURIoUs ANT-EATER.
The neyt morning went with number OF men IN search
Of the mi From the description gwen me - INC many
was sure that had never before mel WIN Ihia sPet!e
and had some hope being new to science ire pan
colin genus tlonis OF zooOgisI To- which ~ Deioss s
tbe u,g5y 5yecopEog0 OF South America being Ike them
ouite destitute OF teeth, aud having long exehsnt
toure The extremity OF which - covered with glutl
nous secretion by means OF which they eaten thef prey
But. while the South American anl%atets arc arc Co,neu
with hair like ordinary mammalian anns.s 'ne p'nsH
Iins have an arlaor OF large scaie. d "a "a e 49,
OF the tail aud imbricated or oyerRphng he n ,ne t
on the roof OF house The animals LOOK az iiis sgn,
like curious heavy y-JOded lizards bnt they nave whl
blood and nOursb tAer young like the resi- OF the mann
malta. . l., A. o..,h or ao,neti,nez ir
the LARGE bonoVs Of colossal trunks OF trees WHICH nave
fallen 10 te gTOiDd. The burrows that saw were ~
erT one fsT oni "a nee and tho other for exit Tbs y
necessary account OF the animai ee.ng gne & tuc
az cIrying H. BODY sideways that cannot turn itso
ia it, blurow. The bodies OF pangCisn5 si1 'eI! M
flexible ceo thst H. les can IS Sery r"adY
nut they cannot round within tue cOhIlheu lhlls
tsjr I,ro%s In hunting them had first to ascertain
h the foo,usks or mOiS readily the marks LEFT b,
te trail of the tail which the entrance and wnic'
the exit OF the burrOw and then, making uap ~ tn
Que and driye them Oat by tao smoke OF ne ht tn
o,beg. afterwanl secuLn9 them with ropes Ihs hesh
neS ~ ths tracks tod s that the animal hhu enleeu ~
htrro the evening" fof must ada thht tnc ~
a nocturnal iu habits. sleeping u ais OrOw hfough
out1 Ys day when wandeFs At nlgtt the haYos sa!
that they can the rafting o{ its large scales g..
" A lorH aud'WeariSome days hunt pi0nceu no nhi
We wandered over hill aud dJe through tle 1erest am
atreams 1eaVi ing the beaten paths, and tfuSglins 10
hours through tue tangled maze with no other fst,
man te tear our coses aud cover Ourselves wu
tches o the thons ana OF sword ik
grasses which grow in many places nevertheiess pei
Severed searching the whole country for many male
rond and had al any rate the melancholy satisfacilo
OF feehng that was hardening myself fT any aInotn
OF endurance that might be required ~ my future eS
| pIoratlOus. Al length, on tho 5th OF haic. was ~
warled by finding two specimens an sdnlt femaie anu
| Young one the skins and skeletons OF DOth preserve
| and afterward sent To the British Museum Ihe anul
measured about four feet and half nom the head 10 t
lin OF the tail Thefes Of the ipi is good eating Ihcs
thai captured very lean, blt was informed y
the natives that they Aonetmcs very Tat. 1ont
ON dissection nothing hut tho remains of ants III thei
tomacs The tail is very thick, and makes large ac
, | on the ground in walking.
Our account of NJ. Du Chailin's experience in til
{ African wilderness would be incomplete withou
some notices Of the animal with whom his fame as
naturalist is so closely connected although we hay
no faith in the modern theory that original sin ma
be explained by the evolution Of the human race roi
! that Jetestable monster, Not having succeeded