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The appearance of dejection in young orangs and chimpanzees; when out of health; is as plain and almost as pathetic as in the case of our children。 This state of mind and body is shown by their listless movements; fallen countenances; dull eyes; and changed complexion。
'12' Rengger; ibid。 s。 46。 Humboldt; ‘Personal Narrative; Eng。 translat。 vol。 iv。 p。 527。 {Illust。 caption = FIG。 16。_Cynopithecus niger_; in a placid condition。
Drawn from life by Mr。 Wolf。 FIG。 17。The same; when pleased by being caressed。}
_Anger_。This emotion is often exhibited by many kinds of monkeys; and is expressed; as Mr。 Martin remarks;'13' in many different ways。 〃Some species; when irritated; pout the lips; gaze with a fixed and savage glare on their foe; and make repeated short starts as if about to spring forward; uttering at the same time inward guttural sounds。 Many display their anger by suddenly advancing; making abrupt starts; at the same time opening the mouth and pursing up the lips; so as to conceal the teeth; while the eyes are daringly fixed on the enemy; as if in savage defiance。 Some again; and principally the long…tailed monkeys; or Guenons; display their teeth; and accompany their malicious grins with a sharp; abrupt; reiterated cry。〃 Mr。 Sutton confirms the statement that some species uncover their teeth when enraged; whilst others conceal them by the protrusion of their lips; and some kinds draw back their ears。 The _Cynopithecus niger_; lately referred to; acts in this manner; at the same time depressing the crest of hair on its forehead; and showing its teeth; so that the movements of the features from anger are nearly the same as those from pleasure; and the two expressions can be distinguished only by those familiar with the animal。
Baboons often show their passion and threaten their enemies in a very odd manner; namely; by opening their mouths widely as in the act of yawning。 Mr。 Bartlett has often seen two baboons; when first placed in the same compartment; sitting opposite to each other and thus alternately opening their mouths; and this action seems frequently to end in a real yawn。 Mr。 Bartlett believes that both animals wish to show to each other that they are provided with a formidable set of teeth; as is undoubtedly the case。 As I could hardly credit the reality of this yawning gesture; Mr。 Bartlett insulted an old baboon and put him into a violent passion; and he almost immediately thus acted。 Some species of Macacus and of Cereopithecus'14' behave in the same manner。 Baboons likewise show their anger; as was observed by Brehin with those which he kept alive in Abyssinia; in another manner; namely; by striking the ground with one hand; 〃like an angry man striking the table with his fist。〃 I have seen this movement with the baboons in the Zoological Gardens; but sometimes the action seems rather to represent the searching for a stone or other object in their beds of straw。
'13' Nat。 Hist。 of Mammalia; 1841; p。 351。
Mr。 Sutton has often observed the face of the _Macacus rhesus_; when much enraged; growing red。 As he was mentioning this to me; another monkey attacked a _rhesus_; and I saw its face redden as plainly as that of a man in a violent passion。 In the course of a few minutes; after the battle; the face of this monkey recovered its natural tint。 At the same time that the face reddened; the naked posterior part of the body; which is always red; seemed to grow still redder; but I cannot positively assert that this was the case。 When the Mandrill is in any way excited; the brilliantly coloured; naked parts of the skin are said to become still more vividly coloured。
With several species of baboons the ridge of the forehead projects much over the eyes; and is studded with a few long hairs; representing our eyebrows。 These animals are always looking about them; and in order to look upwards they raise their eyebrows。 They have thus; as it would appear; acquired the habit of frequently moving their eyebrows。 However this may be; many kinds of monkeys; especially the baboons; when angered or in any way excited; rapidly and incessantly move their eyebrows up and down; as well as the hairy skin of their foreheads。'15' As we associate in the case of man the raising and lowering of the eyebrows with definite states of the mind; the almost incessant movement of the eyebrows by monkeys gives them a senseless expression。 I once observed a man who had a trick of continually raising his eyebrows without any corresponding emotion; and this gave to him a foolish appearance; so it is with some persons who keep the corners of their mouths a little drawn backwards and upwards; as if by an incipient smile; though at the time they are not amused or pleased。
'14' Brehm; ‘Thierleben;' B。 i。 s。 84。 On baboons striking the ground; s。 61。
A young orang; made jealous by her keeper attending to another monkey; slightly uncovered her teeth; and; uttering a peevish noise like _tish…shist_; turned her back on him。 Both orangs and chimpanzees; when a little more angered; protrude their lips greatly; and make a harsh barking noise。 A young female chimpanzee; in a violent passion; presented a curious resemblance to a child in the same state。 She screamed loudly with widely open mouth; the lips being retracted so that the teeth were fully exposed。 She threw her arms wildly about; sometimes clasping them over her head。 She rolled on the ground; sometimes on her back; sometimes on her belly; and bit everything within reach。 A young gibbon (_Hylobates syndactylus_) in a passion has been described'16' as behaving in almost exactly the same manner。
The lips of young orangs and chimpanzees are protruded; sometimes to a wonderful degree; under various circumstances。 They act thus; not only when slightly angered; sulky; or disappointed; but when alarmed at anythingin one instance; at the sight of a turtle;'17'and likewise when pleased。 But neither the degree of protrusion nor the shape of the mouth is exactly the same; as I believe; in all cases; and the sounds which are then uttered are different。 The accompanying drawing represents a chimpanzee made sulky by an orange having been offered him; and then taken away。 A similar protrusion or pouting of the lips; though to a much slighter degree; may be seen in sulky children。
'15' Brehm remarks (‘Thierleben;' s。 68) that the eyebrows of the _Inuus ecaudatus_ are frequently moved up and down when the animal is angered。
'16' G。 Bennett; ‘Wanderings in New South Wales;' &c。 vol。 ii。 1834; p。 153。 FIG。 18。…Chimpanzee disappointed and sulky。 Drawn from life by Mr。 Wood。
Many years ago; in the Zoological Gardens; I placed a looking…glass on the floor before two young orangs; who; as far as it was known; had never before seen one。 At first they gazed at their own images with the most steady surprise; and often changed their point of view。 They then approached close and protruded their lips towards the image; as if to kiss it; in exactly the same manner as they had previously done towards each other; when first placed; a few days before; in the same room。 They next made all sorts of grimaces; and put themselves in various attitudes before the mirror; they pressed and rubbed the surface; they placed their hands at different distances behind it; looked behind it; and finally seemed almost frightened; started a little; became cross; and refused to look any longer。
When we try to perform some little action which is difficult and requires precision; for instance; to thread a needle; we generally close our lips firmly; for the sake; I presume; of not disturbing our movements by breathing; and I noticed the same action in a young Orang。 The poor little creature was sick; and was amusing itself by trying to kill the flies on the window…panes with its knuckles; this was difficult as the flies buzzed about; and at each attempt the lips were firmly compressed; and at the same time slightly protruded。
'17' W。 L。 Martin; Nat。 Hist。 of Mamm。 Animals; 1841; p。 405。
Although the countenances; and more especially the gestures; of orangs and chimpanzees are in some respects highly expressive; I doubt whether on the whole they are so expressive as those of some other kinds of monkeys。 This may be attributed in part to their ears being immovable; and in part to the nakedness of their eyebrows; of which the movements are thus rendered less conspicuous。 When; however; they raise their eyebrows their foreheads become; as with us; transversely wrinkled。 In comparison with man; their faces are inexpressive; chiefly owing to their not frowning under any emotion of the mindthat is; as far as I have been able to observe; and I carefully attended to this point。 Frowning; which is one of the most important of all the expressions in man; is due to the contraction of the corrugators by which the eyebrows are lowered and brought together; so that vertical furrows are formed on the forehead。 Both the orang and chimpanzee are said'18' to possess this muscle; but it seems rarely brought into action; at least in a conspicuous manner。 I made my hands into a sort of cage; and placing some tempting fruit within; allowed both a young orang and chimpanzee to try their utmost