The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-27
ALMOST THE SAME AS A MAN
THE INTERESTTNG Why's or 4 GORILLA
IHIT LIVES IN BERLIN.
How I've Chaps Ills Hands to Express De-
Hight Honip. with children erie. when
Len Alone, and Takes Medicine when sick.

From n, Uo,kL
IoNDoN. May ca distinguished person
nGc, whose arrival hero ON u visit IL awaited
with considerable curiosity by Tie public and
W lh great interest 10y Mr.. lurWin's friends md
enemies. is just now receiving iuuum"rahlo
calls from his largo crcl, Of friends IN Berlin.
lie Is called iOngO. ana IL the most Interesting
result of a Irussian scientific expedition into
An account OF ms hnbns is furnished by
CORRESPONDENT IN the IruSsiun ctlital, who is
on terms If groat intimacy with him: Pongo
is now the writer believes. nearly 3 years
old. ana he ~ about three feet high; his body is
covered with soft. silky hair. mixed with gray,
form, muscular arms smooth. polished black
ta'e. with we'll shaped cnrs. and large. sharp,
human appearance. Whom one has the pleas
ure, hs | had this week. Of spending morning
with MIN IN his apartment. lac strikes you after
having got over inc slight icCing ~ disappoint-
mont which is produced bv the absence Of any
bridge to his noso--ns being sngularly like n
very amusing. playful. ana good naturcd negro
nnd in his mode Of progression. sometimes lis
timely apelike. As he sits. looking sOlemnly
round HIM, he appears to be- thinking Of what
the noNt JOKE shall i". until presently something
m your s,siurcs or voice peases him, and then
suddenly he claps his hands together and mods
with IN air of great delight.
IL IL worry so'iabi". and distinguishes young
from old and male from icmale visitors. He Is
exceedingly attached to the society of children
oi Two or three years Old, plays about with them
ps though recognizing them rs playicilows Of
lis own age Chasrs them round the cage, al
lows them to pull him about. drag him 10y the
lex. and roll him over and over. swings with
thcpl ON the trape1e, Kisses them II they allow
him and permits thrm 10 take every kind OF
Liberty without making any unfair use OF his
superior strength. With older children he
,,,..S w. ny i "a si'n ~ my ~ iiVlo
he slyly uIsnts "a chair. and takes the oppOr-
Wi'' i ~ ne 90 ,'I'i i,'Hi,S ,.N'9 Oii M V''I'
j. suitably furnished with sofas. chairs ana Ia
hle, trape2" and all kinds of gymnastic appli-
nnrcs. they have nothing to fear. except IRON
h. u.uiiy ,h,."t.lt.l IL lily l'hv MN up IN
ii"'I arms ,' ne oin'rn'Fs lnom, ahi lr1ls nis
n,'"u HSn IN, une'I snoHluers Miln "a trateiul
H. 80 ,, , ",' az % - Ao i'0"i9 "'''"- l"
..,ri,,.' ~ ~ !. a., ~. . 4. ,i., ,,,,
e,,l, ne bylin Aluariun' IN whien ne now holds
nrI ,vr H. ,, MN H. ma, 49,, ~, ,, .,
..H WI ~ 60 = l"'u, lhl li"h",Sa 'i1.-e ne
al ', 'i,,i M l,',n i.Nvn ,,i' rnlntaiin,.
way an "a iaNor.'e Of LONDON at We Aooiosi-
,., raIjn.' ,r as nun rs disin ny ms si-
Iror IN, rurun' however, ulpeai- To rerog-
ME the chmpnn1'c - nearly his equal.
.'.pstS MN AluNel IS IusNri} Tor ms play
mate. and hostowS friendly but rather rough
inc rillmpan1", Keeping hum down. and rolling
oyer him On the ground. sometimes Is 'hcsO
manages 10 sap from un Ter llu. ANA then
Pong rrrnws awkwurily on the floor on both
Nhni-, ana iv1hs np M.th an rN PRECISION oi nc
i"t lcuhlns az ill' SAN" time on ihr outside oi
%" hand, hut b" turns out hi~ t1.s lar more
than the ehimphnz ANA hr carries his head
hi,f, siAhlN 'r' u luis ,lnIn- t1 ,t We marx
Ni hiEn so fal standing. When lu hugh spirits
l"ngur,W WA. "a makes Ais i1a'h ioce LOOK al the
more hho ioW 81 "a negro boy
Ills protocol ME II IA human as are all his
and at about = o.cio'k IN Tie morning ne rises
~. i.7 W.. ~ w l"M"rr 10y ID iih-.ii,
be- has taken his milk. wuich .c drinks uut OF a
iunbler II ~ now wld awake. and leaves his
.rd nni iogs- H''yHl t'lr r"3m i'r soinrihih to
-troy. Tor "a, IL as nl-crloyous a. any child or
A. any ninuN'y' u.h nv 4" ,ns vNl % We WIN