Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-07-14
Almost The Same AS A Man.

The Interesting Ways Of {,
Gorilla That T.ivesin Berlin.
How lie Ihnpw His Hands M E.rprcss
Dr''yht- Romps uah GhMircn-
Cries ~hcn L:fi .ifonr, and TuLrs
4Mt1icinc rkrn 4Snik..
LoSDoS, May ga distinguish
cd parsonage, whose arrival here on a
visit is awaited with consilcra bic
curiosity by the pnblic and with
great interest Ivy Mr.. Dlrwin's fricn Is
and enemies, IS just nov receiving
innumcrablc calls from lis large cir
Gle Of friends in Berlin. II, is called
Ponyo, and is the most interc stinr
result Of Il Prussian scicntli: cxpc H.
ton into the inter or Of Africa.
An account Of his habits is fur.
nishcd by IL correspondent in .hc
Prussian capital, who is OH terms Of
great intimacy with him "Pongo
is now" the writer belize cs, "ncarIy
three years old, and he is about three
feet high; Ills boly is covered with
SOFT, silky hair, mixcd with gray, and
reddish OH the heal. He ha, Il
powerful form, muscular arms,
smooth, palish.,l black f,ca, Wit,
well shaped ears, AMI large, s.! arp
and malicious eyes, whic Ii gives him
II strikingly human appearance.
When one has the plc:su re, rs had
this week, Of spending Il morning with
him III his apartment, lie strikes yol
after having got over the slight
feelings Of di<appointm, II. which,;
prmluccl by the absence ofany bridge
to his nosc-.,s baills Stag ,arIy like
Il very amusing, playful, an'l go |,
raturul negro by. rather awkward
in some of his yc turc:, anl, in his
mode Of progression, sometime; dis
tinclly ape!ikc. As he sits, looking
solemn around him, hcaprcars to he
thinking Of what the next joke shall
be, until presently something in your
gestures or Voice rle,scs linn, an,
then suddenly he caps his hands to.
gctncr am, mods with an air of great
delight.
"IIe is very sociable, and ,listin-
guishcs young from OIL an male
from female visitors lie is exceed
ingly attached TO society Of children
of two or three years old, plays about
with them rs though recognizing them
as pIaytellows Of lis own ag., cEascs
them around the cage, allows them to
pull him about, drag him by the legs
and roll him over and over, swings
with them Gil the trapczc, kis,cs them
if they allow him, and permits them
to take every kind .: libcrty without
making any unfair use OF his superior
strength. With older children he
seems to understand that he my be
more rough, and, when he is racin.
about with them, he slyly upscts
chair, and takes the opportunity Of
givin:; them friendly boxc; on he
ear. When ladies visit him in his
large cage. which is suitably furnish
Ell witt, sofas, chairs and table, trap
czc, and all kinds gymnl,tic appli.
ancc, ,l.cy have nothing to fear. OK
ccpt from his somewhat importunatc
amiability. lIc is particularly de-
lighted if they take him up in their
arms; he cnoraccs them and leans
his head against their shoulders with
II grateful and gratiiicd air; he is by
no means willing to be set down
again.
The Berlin Aquarium, in which
he now holds court, is rich in varic-
ties Of the larger monkeys, and when
he goes into the monkeys cage lie
rules there supreme. Even the chin
ranzcc, who resembles very much in
his clever human ways an old favor
tic Of London at the Geological Gar.
dens, treats him as distinctly his
superior. The gorilla, however, ap-
pears to recognize the chimpanzcc rs