Apes and Monkeys: Their Life and LanguageGarner, R. L. (Richard Lynch)
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Apes and Monkeys: Their Life and Language
Garner, R. L. (Richard Lynch)
Apes; Monkeys; Sound production by animals; Speech
“Johanna”
her value for scientific use, 190, 192
probable age, 191
size, 191
intellectual plane, 192
“Jokes” 24 ff.
his fright, 24
the reconciliation, 26
Journeys in the jungle
to the chimpanzee country, 66
a five days’ journey on foot, 148
to the coast, 153
Jungle, the African
described, 66-70, 153
daily life in, 73 ff.
the quiet hour, 77
a tornado, 79 ff.
_Kabinda_ (town), 191
_Kanga ntyigo_
etymology of the name, 272
_Kanjo_, The, 102-104
the drum, 104, 241
Keller, Helen
with Nellie, 52-53
_Kisanga_ (valley and river), 212
_Komo_ (river, also name of gunboat), 153, 213, 217
_Kongo_, 272
_Kulu-kamba_ (see also under _Chimpanzee_, and references under
_Chimpanzee captives_)
its habitat, 87
described and compared with _ntyigo_, 87-91
Moses’ successor, 144
highest type of all apes, 202, 210
name applied to different types, 270
_Lamberene_ (town), 270
Lemur, 2, 224
relative plane, 2, 277
_Loango_ (valley), 192, 211, 267, 269
Longevity of chimpanzee, 98
Lopez, African explorer, 270
Lopez, Cape, 153, 270
_Mafuka_, 269, 274
Maladies of simians
pulmonary trouble common, 146
resemble man’s, 186
Malay Peninsula, 276
Mandrill, The, 14
_Mayumba_ (town), 215, 216, 268
_M’Bouve_, 272
“McGinty”
his jealousy, 45, 46
Meanings of certain sounds in simian speech (see also under _Monkeys,
Speech of_, and _Chimpanzees, Speech of_)
sound meaning “food,” 19, 28, 29, 43, 112-113
sound meaning “drink,” 19, 28, 29
sound meaning “warning,” 14, 20, 27, 113
sound meaning “alarm,” 24, 27, 113
sound meaning “friendship,” 113
sound meaning “good,” 160, 181
calling sound, 112-113, 136
Mental power and status of simians (see also under _Ape_,
_Chimpanzee_, _Monkey_, _Gorilla_, “_Aaron_,” “_Moses_,” etc.)
compared to man, 105
compared to the dog, 116
Menu, My daily, 73, 77, 79, 84
Mesial crest (see _Gorilla, Skeleton of_)
“Mickie”
the boss of the school, 45-46
his tricks, 46
Middle forest, The, 68
Mirror, Experiments with, 40-41, 161-162
Mode of attack
of chimpanzee, 237
of gorilla, 236-237
_Moiro_, 217
Monkey, The (see also _Simians_)
human appearance, 1
relative plane, 2, 277
relationship to man, 2, 277
all simians not monkeys, 2-3
described, 3, 224
old world and new world, 3
cranio-facial angles, 9
Cebus species (see _Cebus_)
Capuchin species (see _Capuchin_)
perception of sound, color, form, dimension, quality, number, music,
etc., 30-37
code of ethics, 30
Rhesus species (see _Rhesus_)
difference in traits and tastes, 35
express emotion, 50
affection not mere instinct, 58-59
Monkeys, Laughter of, 38, 54-55
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