them 'at' a person, but casts them down vertically; for it
is evident that a bough cannot be thrown to any distance
from the top of a lofty tree. In one case a female Mias,
on a durian tree, kept up for at least ten minutes a
continuous shower of branches and of the heavy, spined
fruits, as large as 32-pounders, which most effectually kept
us clear of the tree she was on. She could be seen
breaking them off and throwing them down with every
appearance of rage, uttering at intervals a loud pumping
grunt, and evidently meaning mischief."--"On the Habits of
the Orang-Utan," 'Annals of Nat. History, 1856. This
statement, it will be observed, is quite in accordance with
that contained in the letter of the Resident Palm quoted
above (p. 210).

But, though possessed of immense strength, it is rare for the Orang to
attempt to defend itself, especially when attacked with fire-arms. On
such occasions he endeavours to hide himself, or to escape along the
topmost branches of the trees, breaking off and throwing down the
boughs as he goes. When wounded he betakes himself to the highest
attainable point of the tree, and emits a singular cry, consisting at
first of high notes, which at length deepen into a low roar, not unlike
that of a panther. While giving out the high notes the Orang thrusts
out his lips into a funnel shape; but in uttering the low notes he
holds his mouth wide open, and at the same time the great throat bag,
or laryngeal sac, becomes distended.

According to the Dyaks, the only animal the Orang measures his strength
with is the crocodile, who occasionally seizes him on his visits to the
water side. But they say that the Orang is more than a match for his