Apes and Monkeys: Their Life and LanguageGarner, R. L. (Richard Lynch)
Science
Apes and Monkeys: Their Life and Language
Garner, R. L. (Richard Lynch)
Apes; Monkeys; Sound production by animals; Speech
Monkey Friends--Jokes--The Sound of Alarm--Jennie 24
CHAPTER IV
Monkey Ethics--Sense of Color--Monkeys Enumerate--First
Principles of Art 30
CHAPTER V
Pedro’s Speech Recorded--Delivered to Puck through the
Phonograph--Little Darwin Learns a New Word 38
CHAPTER VI
Five Little Brown Cousins: Mickie, McGinty, Nemo, Dodo, and
Nigger--Nemo Apologizes to Dodo 45
CHAPTER VII
Meeting with Nellie--Nellie was my Guest--Her Speech and
Manners--Helen Keller and Nellie--One of Nellie’s Friends--Her
Sight and Hearing--Her Toys and how She Played with
Them 52
CHAPTER VIII
Caged in an African Jungle--The Cage and its Contents--Its
Location--Its Purpose--The Jungle--The Great Forest--Its
Grandeur--Its Silence 60
CHAPTER IX
Daily Life and Scenes in the Jungle--How I Passed the Time--What
I Had to Eat--How it was Prepared--How I Slept--My
Chimpanzee Companion 73
CHAPTER X
The Chimpanzee--The Name--Two Species--The
Kulu-Kamba--Distribution--Color and Complexion 85
CHAPTER XI
Physical Qualities of the Chimpanzee--His Social Habits--Mental
Characteristics 92
CHAPTER XII
The Speech of Chimpanzees--A New System of Phonetic Symbols--Some
Common Words--Gestures 108
CHAPTER XIII
Moses--His Capture--His Character--His Affections--His Food--His
Daily Life--Anecdotes of Him 117
CHAPTER XIV
The Character of Moses--He Learns a Human Word--He Signs
His Name to a Document--His Illness--Death 134
CHAPTER XV
Aaron--His Capture--Mental Powers--Acquaintance with Moses--His
Conduct during Moses’ Illness 144
CHAPTER XVI
Aaron and Elisheba--Their Characteristics--Anecdotes--Jealousy
of Aaron 153
CHAPTER XVII
Illness of Elisheba--Aaron’s Care of Her--Her Death--Illness
and Death of Aaron 167
CHAPTER XVIII
Other Chimpanzees--The Village Pet--A Chimpanzee as Diner-Out--Notable
Specimens in Captivity 175
CHAPTER XIX
Other Kulu-Kambas--A Knotty Problem--Instinct or Reason--Various
Types 202
CHAPTER XX
The Gorilla--His Habitat--Skeleton--Skull--Color--Structural
Peculiarities 211
CHAPTER XXI
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