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| [Introduction] | [xi] |
| [CHAPTER I] |
| Monkeys, Apes, and Men—Comparative Anatomy—Skulls—The Law of Cranial Projection | [1] |
| [CHAPTER II] |
| Early Impression—What is Speech?—First Efforts—The Phonograph—The First Record of Monkey Speech—Monkey Words—Phonetics—Human Speech and Monkey Speech | [12] |
| [CHAPTER III] |
| Monkey Friends—Jokes—The Sound of Alarm—Jennie | [24] |
| [CHAPTER IV] |
| Monkey Ethics—Sense of Color—Monkeys Enumerate—First Principles of Art | [30] |
| [CHAPTER V] |
| Pedro’s Speech Recorded—Delivered to Puck through the Phonograph—Little Darwin Learns a New Word | [38] |
| [CHAPTER VI] |
| Five Little Brown Cousins: Mickie, McGinty, Nemo, Dodo, and Nigger—Nemo Apologizes to Dodo | [45] |
| [CHAPTER VII] |
| Meeting with Nellie—Nellie was my Guest—Her Speech and Manners—Helen Keller and Nellie—One of Nellie’s Friends—Her Sight and Hearing—Her Toys and how She Played with Them | [52] |
| [CHAPTER VIII] |
| Caged in an African Jungle—The Cage and its Contents—Its Location—Its Purpose—The Jungle—The Great Forest—Its Grandeur—Its Silence | [60] |
| [CHAPTER IX] |
| Daily Life and Scenes in the Jungle—How I Passed the Time—What I Had to Eat—How it was Prepared—How I Slept—My Chimpanzee Companion | [73] |
| [CHAPTER X] |
| The Chimpanzee—The Name—Two Species—The Kulu-Kamba—Distribution—Color and Complexion | [85] |
| [CHAPTER XI] |
| Physical Qualities of the Chimpanzee—His Social Habits—Mental Characteristics | [92] |
| [CHAPTER XII] |
| The Speech of Chimpanzees—A New System of Phonetic Symbols—Some Common Words—Gestures | [108] |
| [CHAPTER XIII] |
| Moses—His Capture—His Character—His Affections—His Food—His Daily Life—Anecdotes of Him | [117] |
| [CHAPTER XIV] |
| The Character of Moses—He Learns a Human Word—He Signs His Name to a Document—His Illness—Death | [134] |
| [CHAPTER XV] |
| Aaron—His Capture—Mental Powers—Acquaintance with Moses—His Conduct during Moses’ Illness | [144] |
| [CHAPTER XVI] |
| Aaron and Elisheba—Their Characteristics—Anecdotes—Jealousy of Aaron | [153] |
| [CHAPTER XVII] |
| Illness of Elisheba—Aaron’s Care of Her—Her Death—Illness and Death of Aaron | [167] |
| [CHAPTER XVIII] |
| Other Chimpanzees—The Village Pet—A Chimpanzee as Diner-Out—Notable Specimens in Captivity | [175] |
| [CHAPTER XIX] |
| Other Kulu-Kambas—A Knotty Problem—Instinct or Reason—Various Types | [202] |
| [CHAPTER XX] |
| The Gorilla—His Habitat—Skeleton—Skull—Color—Structural Peculiarities | [211] |
| [CHAPTER XXI] |
| Habits of the Gorilla—Social Traits—Government—Justice—Mode of Attack—Screaming and Beating—Food | [231] |
| [CHAPTER XXII] |
| Othello and Other Gorillas—Othello and Moses—Gorilla Visitors—Gorilla Mother and Child—Scarcity of Gorillas—Unauthentic Tales | [247] |
| [CHAPTER XXIII] |
| Other Apes—The Apes in History—Habitat—The Orangs—The Gibbon | [266] |
| [CHAPTER XXIV] |
| The Treatment of Apes in Captivity—Temperature—Building—Food—Occupation | [278] |
| [Index] | [287] |