New-York tribune., 1867-05-18

died month after he had board, when the pana
nas pantan, aud sugar cane gave out h"'us S'"i
T6ese gorilIas are much unlike the chimpanzees who
two or three days after they have been caputed Decoe
onite tame I succeeded in capturing several beslueS
the gorilla there several varieties on chliaIee'
called by the natives ushreiOnkcng0 ushity
or t6e bod-hcaded clmpanzec, and the koooo kdinDa
snecimens OF all Of which have Killed ana eAhlned IN
this country The most Tcmarkhbe II tlo uSSiHl'lV'
rnbouue which seems also TO be the most Intelligent
Unlike the gorilla he builds shelter is much smaller
and quite sly. Time viii not alOW me 70 ten you lhuVu
about him What struck me was the peIIect puhesS 1l
his head Besides, though the mothers Iac9 was piaGk
the face Of the yOung We're Wnile anu .ettuy r"i.'
while the face Of young gorilla Ike that OF his inothe
is intensely black. kept young ushreolhD0uhe lor
several months. He followed me III the forest a.
Ia hight adult gorilas vary much rs nenfrom iVe
feet 20 six though tho latter hight is only attained 10y
few The female Is mucl smaller IN proloItoh my va o
or skin of the gorilla in the face on the breast ana
in the palms OF the hands Il intensely black Inc mar
grown but not aged specimen IS OlacE OF iron gray W
the arms the hair is dark and much longer, being some
times over two inches long III grows upward on ine @
arm ana DOWNWARD on tue naih arm; hSeu Eo'it t I
gray The head is covered with reddish brown halr Ia
the adult male the chest Is bare In the female the color
OF the har is black Inc eyes are Gecpy & &sunhe, t to
immense OverhaDging bOny frontal ndge 6iVhE 10 tto
wide. The lips are sharply cut eXhbitlng ITO Ieo on e
edges, as in the human face The laws are o M %
fully exhibited when IN his rage ne draws pack ms
lips ana shows the red color Of the inside OF MS mouth
which contrasts with his intensely black face ana gives
additional ferocity 70 his aspect Tho almost total hD
senoe of neck gives the head Inc eppeaIranee
case is low and compressed. Tho eyebrows
thin also. The eyes are wide apart the ears are
parallel with the eyes In front view the nose is Hat
but somewhat prominent more so than III any Other ape
This is on account OF small plOcohg nosoDVIe' r
gorilla is the only ape that shows such projection lhe
chest is Of great capacity in measuring I'VE isS SIX
inches and five feet eight inches III circnerenSe
shoulders are exceedingly broad The peclOIal organs
show slightly projecting pair of nipples The abdomen
is of immense SIZE and very prominent and rounding at
the sides The arms have prOdigOus muscular develop
inc more fhan nine feet from the extremity hand
to that of the The great length of the arms ana
the shOrness of the legs form of the ohef deNaOhs
from man. Tho hands OF the animal are Ot immense sLc
strong short and thick the middle finger in some goras
being over six inches circumference The uails are
black thick and strong The hand harry as aT as te
division OF the fingers these as in man. beng covered
with short thin hair The thumb Ia shorter than III man
The palm OF the hand naked, calous, and intensely
black The foot is proportionatey wider than IN man
sole alone is caOus black and looks somewhat IKE
giant hand of immense power ana grasp In no othei
animal is the foot well adapted for the maintenance
of the erect position. The foot In the gorilla Is longer
than the hand ia man. The great toe OF one ot my
last specimens measures seven inches IN crculehSe
Such Is somewhat hurried portrait of the gorilla 10
show you the contrast between the boy structure o man
and OF the gorilla you have before YOU the diagrams on
glance how much they differ or asSmilac IL looks very
much the bony frame Of the gorilla was shouting
"Am / a man and brOtherl' ,
Man has cervical verte- The gorilla has 7 ceryical
- pair of ribs sometimes 49, IS pair of ribs.
hence man has IS dorsal Is doTsal yertebrT
vertebrG.
5iumbars, sometimes T. > JlumDars Yerttor''
SSarnai or wrist homes scaTpei bones
The hand and foot OF the gorilla have the same number
of bones those OF man. The champaihces nave lt
PAIR of ribs. The gorilla skeleton, the skull excepted
resembles the bODy frame OF man more tlai tha ni Ms
anthrOpOd ape. II is the only ape where the peVls
broader than 10 Is long characteristic when IOrinSry
belonged only 10 The IN man reach 70 below
the middle OF the thigh III the gorilla they reach near
10 the knee and In the chmpanzCe they reach little
below the knee The heel In the gorilla makes more de
cded projection than in any other ape Although the ROOT
bc artcuated to the leg with slight inversion on the
sole it is nearly pantgrado IN the gOria than IN
other apes. The great toe Is perhaps the most character
isc popularity in the human structure Is that mod
" between
the hand and gives the character Of hs order Bcdng
the degree of its approach to the development OF the
hauX dig tOej the quadrumaDOuS animal makes true
step in affinity TO man. But IN tt goiia as IN o.er apes
IL thumb by position dyerSng frOn the othcf
toes at angle Of about 60 degrees Htnce the loo M
gorilla IS a powerful hand Uf mmenee strength Be
fore YOU are the drA wings Of the skulls OF man. male ana
young gOras, chimpanzee and at once We must con
cude that gOlllas skull, especially that OF the nale
recedes from the human type. Az glance YOU see
the broad forehead OF man towering lar dhoVe tat OF tue
aDe remarkable fact Is the crest ON the top OF
the head and OCaput which, with the corresponding dc
velOpment Of the temporal muscles, forms the
most striking feature OF the male gorilla, and give 10 s
law muscular power that would almost rival that OF
lion. This bOny ridge Is unknown III the fehae' heice
possesses far less strength The layer ridge over tc
eyes Is also more prominent III the male Ert anu ElNcS
him scOWlng aud lcrOciOus look The inaNlaty bones
artcuates with the uasas, in most brutcs The gorilla
possesses large and canines which out
(52) Indeed the number OF teeth M AL the hlhro
poid apes corresponds with that OF the human species
one OF the remarkable features in the stlill or the
| gorilla is the great variation OF the crest on
| the top OF the head and o. the OCcput.
Sometimes skull less powerful than another viii have
higher ridge the young, but this 1dge w not be 80
thick. The which in the deNeIOpemcnt OF
the female gorilla skull from early youth 20 adult life.
great they n the male eOrillas skull.
the cranial capacity OF the ChLpanzee, NshicgO
Mbouve, koollO Kamba, and OF a gorilla c,,.,-.,.-