New-York tribune., 1885-02-22
REvCs CROULEY AND HIS H4BIES
HOW TIE CENTRAL Park CHIMPANz2E EATS.
GROWS AND BrGUILTs HIS TINE.

HOW TIE CENTRAL Park CHIMPANZ2E EATS
GROWS AND BnGUILEs HIS TINE
During the winter the most of the animals OF
the Central Park mcusscrie carefully housed; only
a few which are accustomed 10 cord winters remain
whore they are seen In the SUMNER The chimp anzee
Re,uus Crowley. esq. occupies caec In tie office OF
snpcrint .ndcnt Conkn. temperature between sixty
and veuty degrees il maintained at all times, and the
animal l. IA carefully protected from all draugts as au
invalid person. In his native climate OF Liberia cold
araughts are unknown aud when exposed tc them Mr.
Crowley pays the penalty with sore throat or cold in
the hrad Atnght heavy blanket Is piced in his cage
and when tile weather Is extremely cold lie w7ps him
.If nm in IT, but at other times uses IL nattrass
Lake a robust park official. attends 10 him regularly,
ANA the strongest attachment exists between them.
In personal appesalce Alr. crowley has uotLihg de,
cato about linn. lie - Gcntmi Park last June aud
bas now entered his third year. growing rspdy aud
gaining over pound month; he lives several years
fn,'.rr Ae will robaUy attan height of i've lest. At
nrrsent he is = tribe over two feet high ANA weighs
smG BANGED On hs forehead his body Is covered
heavily with hiir and has no call When ne stands up
anee ~ the man IN heavy fur coat who crowds himself
I'm a narrow place the street ear. his hands are
shriy relied and brown, hut his nails are decaeiy tinted
and weshapc thoGgh evidently not looked after by
miclrc and his feet have characteristics resembling
those in human feet except that they are more neNbie
and he uses them " readily rs he does his hands.
~ sY, dune aJaEe placed some bananas on
a low table aud then plate cup aud saucer aud knife
and fork; Aier setting OUT an Infant cniir WIN a
ha been watching him with apparent satisfaction Mr.
Crowley sprlng quickly into the char aud waited
uatsntly while Jake pushed him up to the table and
placed pink shawl Gu his shoulder:
"Will you have a banana. Old boyf' asked Jake "
Mr. Crowley passed over his plate and rerelyed one
that had peeled for him. ie picked up his knife
aud fork carefully and dc cut SS Ia LARGE psT1 fr" Tic f
Too much." said Jake disapprovnsly; don't he
greedy. Crowley" A., Fl. ,,
nleces and alto them deliberately When Jake FRO.
nnsed glass OF milk he nodded his head With pleased
,,,g, flIa mil
lno cup To his mouth drank portion oI H. Hls napkin
fter drinking the chimpanzee wiped his broad mouth
and chin with it fastidously But having finished ms
meal he held out his plate for and when refused
protrded his lower lip and cried discOnsolaey Then
e shook hands with the visitors examined their iner-
rings and pockets curousy and when returned TO hi:
cage with reluctance male faces at all present and
occasionally sthrcw handful OF sawdrlst at them and
danced boist8rously.
lie Is cood-naillred and playful as child" said
Mr. Conkin, not malicious, but full OF mischief ana
understands everything that goes Oh around MN IN
fact he often reminds OF deaf and dumb child or all
IDIOT" .r.so, =,
"No; be utters peculiar cries and moves MS ps at
times as person would IN talking lie SHOWS e'eaTy y
when .onended aud laughs when pleased Sly OeleI IN
evolution increased since nave haa nun unIer nay
caHe have seen many human beings less intelligent,
and believe that With careful selection for breeding
there strong possibility that the race might 6e ae'o
oped and taught to speak. lt certainly would % an
Interesting experiment aud would probably require
several generations l., A.. .. ~,
There is female in Philadelphia, but she has nos
received the attention which has been gven MI StO"ey
and she sts sulky aud silent all day long. they are
fierce and strong and live forty years Ia their native
climate, but have always died after Few gears wuen
taken to other countries. We have been atraa "a & sa'
Crowley would get cold that would result IN pneu
mon,a but 80 far he has done web. ana we nopo now
that he may be accmated. II both Of lhen continue W
thrive possibly We may he able TO brtnf about ao e
gagement .and ultimately weddinx 3stweeI ,t III.
think there would bo anybody to forbid the Danns II
beth parties willing Crowley Is iona % c1mpan
by swinging and praocng all sorts of athletic exercises
strengtS Wa siye him several sn-pn balls st times
and hs never tires Of rolling them and making terrible
clstter Reoenty party OF gentlemen met In my Office
IN orSonise Forestry Society Crowley Immensely
taken with tue nea and loudly appauded every speech