A Book of Natural History - Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. by Various
page 54 of 358 (15%)
page 54 of 358 (15%)
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it becomes gray, which fact has given rise to the report that both
animals are seen of different colors. "Head.--The prominent features of the head are the great width and elongation of the face, the depth of the molar region, the branches of the lower jaw being very deep and extending far backward, and the comparative smallness of the cranial portion; the eyes are very large, and said to be like those of the _Enché-eko_, a bright hazel; nose broad and flat, slightly elevated toward the root; the muzzle broad, and prominent lips and chin, with scattered gray hairs; the under lip highly mobile, and capable of great elongation when the animal is enraged, then hanging over the chin; skin of the face and ears naked and of a dark-brown, approaching to black. "The most remarkable feature of the head is a high ridge, or crest of hair, in the course of the sagittal suture, which meets posteriorly with a transverse ridge of the same, but less prominent, running round from the back of one ear to the other. The animal has the power of moving the scalp freely forward and back, and when enraged is said to contract it strongly over the brow, thus bringing down the hairy ridge and pointing the hair forward, so as to present an indescribably ferocious aspect. [Illustration: THE GORILLA.] "Neck short, thick, and hairy; chest and shoulders very broad, and said to be fully double the size of the _Enché-ekos;_ arms very long, reaching some way below the knee--the forearm much the shortest; hands very large, the thumbs much larger than the fingers.... |
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