, 1880-09-18
THE ORANG-UUYANG.
All Adult Specimen Captured for the
London XaoioEttnt Gardens.
l.,u,fan TrtfIyunh.

Al Adult Specimen Captured for tho
London XeoioEttnt Gardens.
I."Hinn Tfffy'Hrh.
An adult urnug-0ttHns lsas arrived III this
country front Nalaeca, and will pr,'bably
before long hetulMr. III Its turn, eei1tra
ot attra lluM mud "thc lion Of the t!ny" IN
the ZaJ|ngical tiartle,,s. I'slc orang III uues-
ttnI, Is not, Hike SO many 0t his kindred who
have preceded hlm 10 England, M lnfnn. In
years, but nf middle age nlM full grown.
lie stal.ls five. fcci without his stockings,
aud, being little Isalh ant well whlskcrcd,
IL a very respectable looking specimen Of thu
mat, ape. Tho bnby nrnl,tSs who llavc hlther-
10 been exhibited have been g,tlerss urchlns
Ut no decided character, solemn Of co,1i-
tenaiiee 1ikc 0thog babies. md easily put ont
of sorts. Visitors called them "lonr littlu
things" and though tlloy wero costtllcd with
blankets. ui1d s3p, womct Thought 1t, on
the whole, rather Il shame that they wern
not alsu allowed perambulatnrs and rnttIes
Tho human licIples.lcss uf the very young
orangs certainly Justified this n,ntcrnaI ko-
lIcitutIe on tlieir hrllnlf. nial the. rcpun,etl
failures to reur thcm to maturity told II
RltfNl ta!S .; ot lungs too tlelEcata % 10 bear our
Hay Waso. lave kept them US pets. 'ra exncily
sleep aloIG md eytM t BY themselves when l!
Ike being racked IL i er,ulla NH! hate being
not to their isste, @ tl!!ey flck Violently, just
az human hsngs, g,. Of ~. tho *,'Ilc aEe 90, hut
given them they craon IN II contelteil wny
0ver 1t until ,rIncit!liy mergcs Into slecl'.
Toys have IN l)e provided for thell,. n1'd they
nSRy RdeaR is re IL ry St a,S 70 se1is eks
themselves with thcN!. Wlwn l,Apn!est, t!,ey
lie ina lelpless fasllion u, their hacks, turn
Ing tnet heads .' .,'ccaTSl9,lly frnt t. "" r.. sltle
hoping apparently ~ tint nnlHet!IIIig tn luke
llold Of, bull unable to galslu ulrlr tlngers
to Any particular objcct. +ss tInu p.sses
bs n1a fey t eaT n tr es Ind ex Sitc IT, sue. 70
reed, 70 tlltir nW 1ntlGIsse discontinue, f7r,
their ,lrl2s being tnt, weak t. llnl,l them w,
they hasutn on tho Erlltia n,t their stonlNtl.
up. All these baby traits orcol,,iuc, al.t cl,ar-
te te!Hlsf sy%;Hn,y II tsr sl%stSrs % nm!
thc pets II the public. i'nt wi,o, VIC slioni,i
Ike t0 know, ii going IN prt tile elderly arY
TINT hns Just nrf'sus: OF !.pw sam NJ Myis',
MMy tender sentiment nyer y creattre lha!
anil hig wllskers.
The grent strength Of the ornng-otltana
now a,nons us llas Indeed necyssitniet
Sd a. n y EITc'1Is M =, ~ . ~
t.mt Ic could lot l!ave fair illay ior lis irt>
lngntu.Is arms, and tho bars SO thick tlm
he conid mt ,nnkn any impression ,lrol
!he!ctore, for mischief. the hairy prisoner sit.
i,,!tll!c.l up nId rnnring. ANY interference
with him. However kindly, !ne,in,,, Il ut ol1ct
'feselltetl ~ "a nEtIaEe which ;MiEtt e"sl!,
tho rignr viii, which ln sh!ikfs hls cnGt
proves the sincerity u Ills ill*fe"linE. II
Y not .f tho Interesting, ngG tlat excite,
sox, for Il Is lmpnssl,ie 10 cnnlrct ills grc,,
hairy ape with any idea H, tenlGrly sng
,Ecsttve ~ fcrllng. bottles a,ul l'prn,nbnlatOrs
Hgtyen hlaii!se!s, h. VII probably IN, them
al wei' link of snitiiins y s,cs,n.rnsln. 11@
IN their Ha.!y !yn lallllts they were never trIHut
with. for they were 'nonurl!s of all tls,
surveyed, ,,, GlNl @ TIE u"!y ,eIs'bula curall.
crocodile atit tiln still rnrer liytilnll; Will,
even these, 80 tho nntives a;ly, .tiIN dtn.lp
anes not feAr to !lieet IN \ s!hRlr'ron''Mt
lac's 9t mn n!llgMtor mid lfnr its jAws ,is,itl
tcr. Literally tn,t,sInletl, "Urnng.slutnug
means '.tlie lani' Of tho w!mls,f' usA III
ilrht llHlf Of the unHln II title VI respect
implying VISION IN tllose 70 caIlrtl. for u,
ehlet nf tho StatayK ure styted, "arang,''' a.s,
ha. also, IN compliment 10 lts lMtrIlsEetI
ansac'ty, IL the tleplaHt. III their ilntar,,
Ms s;n's sl'Ev"s ssE III St %,r "{ @ SST; IDfy 1%' ~
synlp'"nlss oi nlnf'n. IMnylng fronI thu fin
70 lasl will, tho grtasttst lnt:srlco of. iuint
W., ,nrSy ra%Says M Mdy'ns , Mls'' lMls!rtlo dignity
them Mte', trcpaSsIsls nj their llunnts Wit
curiosity, but without lcar, alul would /,
nlAln quietly where l[rst sep.l, IN sl'Ilu Il
prel'.raslo''s tor attaek hcin*, III proxrcss
u escnpe srenls desperate, they ,1lku Il
etloEt u run from th1 sleiny. but. Mt!lt2in
1he hear' cover that IL nyaiIn,,lr, Aynltl til
missiles, spears, or bullets, III long III ttIe
lclslrely into tho thickcst follugo they Gu
Eeaclt ulld exlIlrp without Il cry.