The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-11-06

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ccr.c,; ,;bn;;; lruviAg .l::~ friends. bat
the un<rlfiSh Rosa mad helped him to
deSvr, without reapin" any advantage
herself
The keepers escorted the ape back
TO his own commandment and d"Dr:v-
ed the three friends OF the gldbe that
had give them 50 mitch amusement.
! The" were very certain that the
chimpanzee could not >urmoUnl the
r.>""tirir7 again.
They didn't know the extent of
the animals resources It was OBJ
served : few d:E; la:e: ;i!aI the
chimpanzee w2S having more fun
than ever on his trapeze, and it look
ed as tho n he were continually try
ing to swing himself against the roof.
At last he gathered all his energies
for the biggest swing Of all, and
when at the summit Of his flight he
sprang off the bar and just managed
to catch the top Of the partition.
The next moment he was among
the giraffes again. That very day
the partition was extended to
the roof and flight in this direction
was quite cut off.
His next attempt was to break the
fastening on the door Of the cage.
He observed with much apparent III
terest that when the keeper entered
the cage he handled a bunch Of keys,
one Of which he inserted in pad
lock. The keeper sometimes gave
; him the keys because he was so
! gravely curious to examine them one
by one. and often he would strain up
against the wire to look at the pad
lock outside, for the idea seemed to
dawn upon him that it had some
thing to do with getting into Or out Of
the cage.
One day Jacob managed TO break
the wooden piece on the swing and
this put an implement into the hands
Of the chimpanzee. The bit Of tough
hardwood was about three feet long
and it had broken so that one end
was almost point. DR.. Sokolovskl
could scarcely believe his ewes when
he saw the ape thrust the stick out
side of the wire, push the thin end mp
through the stanle that held the pad
lock and then wv with all his might
10 force it out. The keeper was noti-
fled. the performance Terminated
and the chimpanzee was deprived of
his new implement.
As he felt his restraint 50 deepl''
it was decided to give him little
occasional exercise in the open, and
50 one day the keeper took him ou!
into the garden for a stroll, leading
him by small chain. Il was great
lark for the ape and he plainly mani
tested his enjoyment and all the
more when they reached fruit stall
at the gate, where he was regaled
with bananas.
He had the time Of his life and the
very next day he decided that he
wanted another stroll and more ban
anas. He set to work on the wire of
the cage, which was merely meant
| for summer use, but was supposed to
be strong enough to hold any animal
that was put into the cage.
The chimpanzee confined his at
tention to the smaller wires that
were bent around the network of lar
ger wires to keep them in place. He
bit and tugged at one wire with his
strong teeth till it broke. and then
he uncoiled it with his fingers and
threw it on the ground. He treated
number Of these wire brands in the
same way and then with his enor-
mouslv strong hands and arms he
pulled and bent the larger wires till
he had cleared hole big enough to
crawl through.
1t was high time to sound the alarm
but before anything could be done
the chimpanzee was out in the garden
and Jacob and Rosa were at his heels.
The leader was making straight for
the fruit stand when the force of
keepers corralled the party and fore
ed them back into the cage.
This is only one series Of observa-
tions among many which led DR..
/ Sokolovski to the conviction that
these animals. while less than human,
are much more than brutes. He learn