“They exhibit a remarkable degree of intelligence in their habits, and, on the part of the mother, much affection for their young.  The second female described was upon a tree when first discovered, with her mate and two young ones (a male and a female).  Her first impulse was to descend with great rapidity and make off into the thicket with her mate and female offspring.  The young male remaining behind, she soon returned to the rescue.  She ascended and took him in her arms, at which moment she was shot, the ball passing through the forearm of the young one, on the way to the heart of the mother....

“In a recent case the mother, when discovered, remained upon the tree with her offspring, watching intently the movements of the hunter.  As he took aim, she motioned with her hand, precisely in the manner of a human being, to have him desist and go away.  When the wound has not proved instantly fatal, they have been known to stop the flow of blood by pressing with the hand upon the part, and when they did not succeed, to apply leaves and grass....  When shot, they give a sudden screech, not unlike that of a human, being in sudden and acute distress.

“The ordinary voice of the Chimpanzee, however, is affirmed to be hoarse, guttural, and not very loud, somewhat like ‘whoo-whoo.’”

The analogy of the Chimpanzee to the Orang, in its nest-building habit and in the mode of forming its nest, is exceedingly interesting, while, on the other hand, the activity of this ape, and its tendency to bite, are particulars in which it rather resembles the Gibbons.  In extent of geographical range, again, the Chimpanzees—­which are found from Sierra Leone to Congo—­remind one of the Gibbons rather than of either of the other man-like Apes; and it seems not unlikely that, as is the case with the Gibbons, there may be several species spread over the geographical area of the genus.

The same excellent observer, from whom I have borrowed the preceding account of the habits of the adult Chimpanzee, published an account of the Gorilla, which has, in its most essential points, been confirmed by subsequent observers, and to which so very little has really been added, that, in justice to Dr. Savage, I give it almost in full: 

“It should be borne in mind that my account is based upon the statements of the aborigines of that region (the Gaboon).  In this connection it may also be proper for me to remark that, having been a missionary resident for several years, studying, from habitual intercourse, the African mind and character, I felt myself prepared to discriminate and decide upon the probability of their statements.  Besides, being familiar with the history and habits of its interesting congener (Trogniger, Geoff.), I was able to separate their accounts of the two animals, which, having the same locality and a similarity of habit, are confounded in the minds of the mass, especially as but few—­such as traders to the interior, and huntsmen—­have ever seen the animal in question.