The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-11-20

OF the Sarawak and Samaritan Rivers while
they are plentiful upon the Batang Lupar, the
sadong aud its tributaries, as well as along the
Iewah, Ht the mouth Of the Mahakkam, and
IN thatdistrict lying directly under the equator
which is drained by the Kapoons.
An 0rang-Outan specially
RESEMBLES HUMAN BEINGS
In the number Of its ribs, Of which there are
~ pairs and also in the shape Of It's front
brain, ln positive size the animal approaches
R0rillas and ohimpauzees, bat it's arms as COM
pared with lis legs arc longer than theirs and
approximate more nearly 10 the upper eEtrcmi-
ties OF the lOnRarmcd apes lliylObates) with
whom ID Is connected by AN intermediate spe-
cles slHmHuFR sYHdaCtya. ON the other hand,
orangs have more elongated heel bones than is
the case with gibbons, while their thumbs are
much more perfectly developed. so that the
anterior member eau be used like a hand 10
greater extent than Is the case with HylObates
Like tine African anthropoids, these Asiatic
ape are solitary, although DR. Hartmann states
that they sometimes gather IN troops Two
adult males are never seen together, aud very
rarely two females On one occasion. however
HOmaday observed an Oraug carrying her
nursing infant" who was accompanied by
young one Of about year and a half old
Similarly with the simian groups &C large,
families soon break Up. Only one is born az a
birth, and it probably separates from the
10
age b can provide for itself
Oranrs can neither stand erect like the great
apes Of Africa nor sit mp like the gibbons Of
their own country. They are unable 10 run
rapidly or spring as do smaller monkeys; they
caBuls swim; aud with their heavy bodies.
short neeks and feeble legs, seem 10 be. as
hornsday remarks, the most helpless Of
ouadTunaHa."
lu appearance their man.like resemblances
arc nevertheless striking, although IN absolute
hight they fail below the average OF any human
race aud never attain anything like the stature
oil either g0rillas On chimpanzees Exactly
bow MUCH THEY MEASURE
s. Of course unknown, since the observations
made lave been too few 10 afford a reliable
standard. There is also some discrepancy
among those which exist Wallace Teuttntuck
hchlegei, and Muller III the limit at about four
feet ono aud 3 bali or two inches for the tallcst
specimens, aud, according 70 DR. Blythe this ID
LIE measurement Of the largest specimen Ia the
Calcutta Museum. iomaday, however, whose
opportunities were exceptionally good exceeds
these estimates considerably. and he has brought
ortHRs 10 America that were from four feet
Two ~ four feet SIX inches tall Ia al cases
the spread Of their arms is much greater than
their blight, Wallace giving the numbers for an
animal measuring four feet one inch at seven
feet Two inches.
Nith regard % this animals pbvsiognomv
IOrnnGay c1prcsac. bis conviction that each
individual q Hers as widely from bis fellows.
hnd has az many facial pcculiarit.es belonging
20 himself, as can be found lu the members of
Any unmlXed race OF human beings Gem
orally also, lie entire division is extremely
variable, both iu structure aud ensemble.
more 60 indeed, than other simiaus 50 that the
species % varieties previously referred 10 as
well ar members oi the same species, often pre-
hcut marked uni IkeuCsscs 10 each other la size
color, aud crauia conformation.
AZ rule, I'D adult male 0rang .outan Il In.
dan-Ted that is 10 say, his 5at Is on this hue
The skin ltscii b. ln infancy chocolate brown
on the hind parts Of the body, aud yellowish
ln 'front.' and upon Tic palms, while TIE eyes are
al all times surrounded by integumcut of a
lighter TINT. Later the shade darlens 10 A
blacklist brown and the face aud neck fre-
eucntiy become
COMPLETELY BLACK,
while tho breast aud abdomen are Of mn
latto yellow" There Is NO classi Gcatory value
attaching 10 the orangs hair, which both ia
color length. aud thickness b. very chaupcable
a "mias chappin," Hs the Dyaks cali S Wurm.
bii, may have hair ~ or H. inches IN length on
bis shouldcr-b.ades arms, aud Thighs. on Tie
back may be almost completely bare from lis
covering having beou rubbed off IN the nest
Will the exception of a struggling chin beard
its face aud throat arc hairless and the pcctornl
and abdominal regions arc rarely very thickly
covered.
la adults the eyes arc quite small show no
white portion when fully opened and inyaria.
bly, have dark chestuut-br0Wn iris. The
teeth always show some discooration. caused
by vegetable acids aud Juices, and the base
Of their crowns are backened By the timc
maturity has been reached. In an orauq
the upper part Of the body is extremely mas
EiFc, aud the neck is 30 short that the head
In Inc nafl safrr III.