Evidence as to Man’s Place in Nature

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Evidence as to Man’s Place in Nature Thomas H.Huxley

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  {footnote]*’WanderingsinNewSouthWales’,vol。ii。chap。viii。,1834。

  Dr。BurroughstatesofanotherGibbon,theHorlackorHooluk:\"Theywalkerect;andwhenplacedonthefloor,orinanopenfield,balancethemselvesveryprettily,byraisingtheirhandsovertheirheadandslightlybendingthearmatthewristandelbow,andthenruntolerablyfast,rockingfromsidetoside;and,ifurgedtogreaterspeed,theyletfalltheirhandstotheground,andassistthemselvesforward,ratherjumpingthanrunning,stillkeepingthebody,however,nearlyerect。\"

  Somewhatdifferentevidence,however,isgivenbyDr。WinslowLewis:*

  \"Theironlymannerofwalkingwasontheirposteriororinferiorextremities,theothersbeingraisedupwardstopreservetheirequilibrium,asrope-dancersareassistedbylongpolesatfairs。Theirprogressionwasnotbyplacingonefootbeforetheother,butbysimultaneouslyusingboth,asinjumping。\"Dr。SalomonMulleralsostatesthattheGibbonsprogressalongthegroundbyashortseriesoftotteringjumps,effectedonlybythehindlimbs,thebodybeingheldaltogetherupright。

  [footnote]*’BostonJournalofNaturalHistory’,vol。i。,1834。

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