Contributions to the anatomy of anthropoid apes / by Frank E. Beddard.
- Frank Evers Beddard
- Date:
- 1893
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Contributions to the anatomy of anthropoid apes / by Frank E. Beddard. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![VII. Contributions to the Anatomy of the Anthropoid Apes. By Frank E. Beddard, M.A., Prosector to the Society, and Lecturer on Bioloyy at Guys Hospital. Received February 15th, 1892, read February 16th, 1892. [Plates XX.-XXVIII.] Table of Contents. Page I. Introductory 177 II. External Characters and Anatomy of Troglodytes calvus. 178 III. On the Orang reputed to be Simla, morio 201 IY. Explanation of the Plates 217 I. Introductory. Duping the last year the Society has lost two of the most valuable and interesting Anthropoid Apes from its collection—viz., the Bald-headed Chimpanzee “ Sally” and the Lesser Orang “ George.” As neither of these forms has been investigated anato- mically, except as regards the skeleton, I desire to offer to the Society some account of their structure as an addition to the existing knowledge of the Anthropoid Apes. Indeed, these are about the only two forms of the structure of the soft parts of which we have at present absolutely no knowledge. Unfortunately both animals were in certain respects in an unfavourable condition for dissection. The viscera of the Chimpanzee were very greatly diseased, while the enormous quantity of fat deposited round the abdominal viscera of the Orang rendered their condition if possible still more unfavourable for examination. The Chimpanzee “ Sally,” as is well known, lived for a longer time in the Society’s Gardens than has been recorded of any other Anthropoid Ape. She was purchased in October 1883, and died in August 1891, having thus been with us for eight years and some months. For notices of the character and intelligence of this animal, the reader is referred to papers by Mr. A. D. Bartlett1 and Mr. Romanes2. Immediately after the death of the animal Mr. Smit made some careful drawings of the hands and feet and other external characters, which I now exhibit (Plates XX.-XXII.). A figure used in illustration of Mr. Bartlett’s paper upon the Ape shows the general aspect and 1 “On a Female Chimpanzee now living in the Society’s Gardens,” P. Z. S. 1885, pp. 673-675, pi. xli. The plate is reproduced in the present paper. 2 “ On the Mental Faculties of the Bald Chimpanzee (Anthropojpithecus calvus'),” P. Z. S. 1889, pp. 316-321. VOL. XIII.—PART y. No. 1.—February, 1893. 2 d r n historical | \ MEDICAL J](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28141386_0007.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
