CHAPTER I.

INTRODUCTION--THE MAN-SHAPED APES--THE GORILLA.

The World of Monkeys, and its Division into great Groups--Distinction between the Old World and New World Monkeys--Classification of Monkeys--THE GORILLA, Ancient and Modern Stories about it--Investigations of Savage and Du Chaillu--General Description--The Head, Brain, Teeth, Taste, Smell, and Voice--The Air Sacs, and Ear--The Limbs and Muscles--Method of Climbing--Diet--Hunting the Gorilla--Attempts to Capture Alive--A Tame Gorilla 1