The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-13
GEO. 4. CASTOR g. CO.,
crAII.ORs ExCLUyrvELTy
BROADWAY AND 18TH ST.
ALSO
cG7 BROADWAY, orr. CITY HAIL.
GIANT spss Or BORNEO.
| Interesting Facts About Able. bodie n A.
thropoids that live IN Trees.

thropoid- that Live In Trees.
l,on he wasn,ng,on Ev.ninv sar
Ny Acquaintance wi.liapee has been chiehl
Smoa E ss Of sssa
great t island is lie home o. tie orsns which !.
mails i've, in trees. oitoaether: rarely. il ever
visiting the ground. 1t takes two good marks:
and 1t is great fun to see them ,drop The arm.
lands near tho coast. 1t is rarelv thst ANYBODY
he drumming nntivrs prowl. Among then!
each man s required 20 have secured a head
n is to ses on .s.
This makes travelling disasree.bls.
witch are scattered about snickiy ssnone the
grt atty exaggerated impression Of the n!snti.
illness of the speciee unless II were under
places are @ tn The beasts are sssav
aun.yed by dies from Which ,h they are able e
hands but they canno Keep the vicious insects c
from biting them In the renr. and so they
Cube rmaI MY o, Leaves and branches ant
among tho roughs protsction OF this sort
serves. very well for q while. but nre. emily lis
SO nSioas 70 get rid o. Then he is obi iesd to
may require dozens OF them in The course Of a
year. 1na>rrmch as he doss not take the
adorn tho treo top In which no swings about,
oranEs have very curious method "f fight
Witch 4sf sGnsas sns,s to
seize tfhe fingers OF THAR adversaries aud bite
'h ss at sy H.
n skin which ds.es not lack some OF tho fingers.
II defending itself against man the beast viii
opponent so as to chew OF his fiuEsrs For
this purpose it's jaw is sxcsllentIy adapted.
being enormously powerful and equipped with
The iayorite fool Of the oranR H. the
lcions in the world, uniting as It does. the IA
yors Of the peaeh. tho rear: and the straw berry,
frns has draWSscINpames tnse Il e.y tni
taste in the mouth the next day after It 10 eaten
%hs1 is more t6s can sihsr be
n. rain the oranv crooks lis alms over its
head. The hal. on the orsnTs uppsr arm
shed the rain like a tilatch when the attitude I
The other great ape which makes its bone
in + Bornso is tps e,bbGn which is small AMI
is Dc%H he head s ssss sd fas
shi hnes oa 4oa i ss
alonE HE walker on the tight rome It's re.
mariaVio mower OF grasp and dextertty in
ueins, it's hands Is equally with the shape OF is
craninnr an index OF It's .-nperior in ell igsBce,
perhaps because it is abe to take hold OF q
greater number OF things and examine them.
The Ribbon is a. natural a1robat. Its trapeze
per formMl cos in trees are simply marveIiou-.
The apimals go in drovee whereas orangs
live by iarn!li and ono OF the mos' interest.
ing spectacles Imaginable Is to see a troop OF
tnem crossing u great gap In the forest W
throwing thamselres in succession through
tho air. each one taking a swing or two to
gather momentum before Launching himself
SO crsat is their agility tliat in executing felts
Of this sort rhey Soon lik.. birds
Natives Tn the countries inhabited BIZ great
apes regard them always Us human beings Of
inferior typ%s and it is for thia reason that for
OF an entire gorilla akin. because the saraGes
con aidered 1t re6Gtotslv nere-sary to eur OF
the hands and 'oet ~ the animals when thov
killed then inst as they do with their snsmies.
possibly for the rurnose OF rendering Them
harmless in case they should by any chance
come to lie again."