Apes and Monkeys: Their Life and Language

by R. L. Garner

• Ikomba njina, [232], [234], [235]
• Inenga (lake), [218]
• Ingenuity of simians (see [Dexterity])
• Izanga (lake), [184], [212], [223]
• an unhappy captive at, [184]-[185]
• an act of mercy, [185]

• “Jack,” [25]
• “Jennie,” [27]
• “Johanna”
• her value for scientific use, [190], [192]
• probable age, [191]
• size, [191]
• intellectual plane, [192]
• “Jokes” [24] ff.
• his fright, [24]
• the reconciliation, [26]
• Journeys in the jungle
• to the chimpanzee country, [66]
• a five days’ journey on foot, [148]
• to the coast, [153]
• Jungle, the African
• described, [66]-[70], [153]
• daily life in, [73] ff.
• the quiet hour, [77]
• a tornado, [79] ff.

• Kabinda (town), [191]
• Kanga ntyigo
• etymology of the name, [272]
• Kanjo, The, [102]-[104]
• the drum, [104], [241]
• Keller, Helen
• with Nellie, [52]-[53]
• Kisanga (valley and river), [212]
• Komo (river, also name of gunboat), [153], [213], [217]
• Kongo, [272]
• Kulu-kamba (see also under [Chimpanzee], and references under [Chimpanzee captives])
• its habitat, [87]
• described and compared with ntyigo, [87]-[91]
• Moses’ successor, [144]
• highest type of all apes, [202], [210]
• name applied to different types, [270]

• Lamberene (town), [270]
• Lemur, [2], [224]
• relative plane, [2], [277]
• Loango (valley), [192], [211], [267], [269]
• Longevity of chimpanzee, [98]
• Lopez, African explorer, [270]
• Lopez, Cape, [153], [270]

• Mafuka, [269], [274]
• Maladies of simians
• pulmonary trouble common, [146]
• resemble man’s, [186]
• Malay Peninsula, [276]
• Mandrill, The, [14]
• Mayumba (town), [215], [216], [268]
• M’Bouve, [272]
• “McGinty”
• his jealousy, [45], [46]
• Meanings of certain sounds in simian speech (see also under [Monkeys, Speech of], and [Chimpanzees, Speech of])
• sound meaning “food,” [19], [28], [29], [43], [112]-[113]
• sound meaning “drink,” [19], [28], [29]
• sound meaning “warning,” [14], [20], [27], [113]
• sound meaning “alarm,” [24], [27], [113]
• sound meaning “friendship,” [113]
• sound meaning “good,” [160], [181]
• calling sound, [112]-[113], [136]
• Mental power and status of simians (see also under [Ape], [Chimpanzee], [Monkey], [Gorilla], “[Aaron],” “[Moses],” etc.)
• compared to man, [105]
• compared to the dog, [116]
• Menu, My daily, [73], [77], [79], [84]
• Mesial crest (see [Gorilla, Skeleton of])
• “Mickie”
• the boss of the school, [45]-[46]
• his tricks, [46]
• Middle forest, The, [68]
• Mirror, Experiments with, [40]-[41], [161]-[162]
• Mode of attack
• of chimpanzee, [237]
• of gorilla, [236]-[237]
• Moiro, [217]
• Monkey, The (see also [Simians])
• human appearance, [1]
• relative plane, [2], [277]
• relationship to man, [2], [277]
• all simians not monkeys, [2]-[3]
• described, [3], [224]
• old world and new world, [3]
• cranio-facial angles, [9]
• Cebus species (see [Cebus])
• Capuchin species (see [Capuchin])
• perception of sound, color, form, dimension, quality, number, music, etc., [30]-[37]
• code of ethics, [30]
• Rhesus species (see [Rhesus])
• difference in traits and tastes, [35]
• express emotion, [50]
• affection not mere instinct, [58]-[59]
• Monkeys, Laughter of, [38], [54]-[55]
• Monkeys, Speech of
• study of, [14] ff.
• poor success of first efforts, [15]
• sound meaning “alarm” or “warning,” [14], [20], [24], [27]
• phonograph first used, [16]-[18]
• sounds have constant meanings, [15], [18], [23]
• number of sounds interpreted, [18]
• sounds described, [19]-[20]
• speech monophrastic and monophonetic, [19], [44]
• pitch of voice, [20], [28], [50]
• resemblance to human speech, [20], [22]-[23]
• each species has its own speech, [23], [44]
• sign of surrender, [25] ff.
• sound meaning “food,” [19], [28], [29]
• sound meaning “drink,” [19], [28], [29]
• musical quality of voices, [19], [25], [45], [47], [50], [53], [57]
• eloquence, [22], [47]-[50]
• types of speech and inflections, [23], [42], [60]
• “Moses”
• my sole companion in the cage, [71]
• his breakfast, [73]
• his amusements, [73], [120], [122]-[124]
• his siesta, [77], [124]
• position in sleep, [96]
• learns a word of human speech, [115]-[116], [137]-[138]
• his capture, [117]-[118]
• his moral training, [118], [120]-[121], [130]-[132]
• his tricks, [120]-[121], [123]-[124], [131]
• dexterity and ingenuity, [122], [126], [129]-[130], [132]-[133]
• reading the newspaper, [123]
• his jealousy and temper, [125], [186]
• our walks in the jungle, [125]
• understood rights of possession, [125], [128]
• preferences in food, [128], [129], [132]
• meaning of sounds, [123], [125], [135]-[137]
• his quick vision, [125]
• a severe lesson, [131]-[132]
• reasoning power, [133]
• his devotion, [134]-[135]
• perception of form, color, music, etc., [139]
• he signs a legal document, [139]-[140]
• last illness, [140]-[142], [149]-[151]
• his chimpanzee nurse, [149]-[152]
• his death, [142], [151], [152]
• his claims to fame, [143]
• Mpongwe, [86]
• Music, Simians’ perception of, [35]-[36]

• Native explanation of relationships, [269]-[270]
• Native reports unreliable, [215], [231]
• Nazavine (bay), [270]
• “Nellie”
• her love of companionship, [20], [22]
• warns me of danger, [21] ff.
• her perception of sound, [22]
• with Helen Keller, [52]-[53]
• her ingenuity, [56]-[57]
• “Nemo”
• his diplomacy, [47]
• his abject apology, [47]-[48]
• Nenge Nenge (town), [214]
• New world monkeys, [3]
• their superior intelligence, [35]
• New York Zoölogical Gardens, Experiments at, [45]-[51]
• Nguni (river), [154], [211], [213], [218]
• “Nigger,” [45], [51]
• Njina, [228], [267], [269], [270]
• Njole (town), [213]
• Nkami (tribe, lake, and river), [66], [144], [212], [218], [272]
• Noogo (river), [144]
• Nose a distinguishing feature, The, [3]
• Ntcheego, [268]
• Ntyigo (see also under [Chimpanzee])
• its habitat, [87]
• described, [87]-[90]
• compared with kulu-kamba, [90]-[91]
• distinguished from ntyii, [228]
• Ntyii, [223], [228], [267], [269]-[270]
• Ntyi-ne-nye-ni (village), [144]
• Number, Perception of
• by simians, [32]-[34], [36]
• by birds, [34]

• Ogowé (river, delta, and basin), [66], [117], [202], [211], [213], [214], [215], [217], [218], [223], [272]
• Old world monkeys, [3]
• Orang, The
• order of intelligence, [4]
• arboreal habit, [97]
• a captive at Bellevue, [200]
• compared, [274], [275]
• Orungu (tribe), [215]
• “Othello”
• place of capture, [221]
• absence of humor, [244]
• illness and death, [247]-[249]
• with Moses, [249], [250]
• his speech sounds, [251]
• Owen, Sir Richard, writer on Africa, [215]

• Parrot Island, [214]
• Paternal instinct in animals, [100]
• “Pedro”
• his troubles, [38]
• appreciation of kindness, [38]
• recording his sounds, [38], [39]
• his tale of woe, [39], [41]
• speech repeated to Puck, [39]-[41]
• Philadelphia Museum of Zoölogy, Specimens at, [217]
• Phonograph as a means of recording speech of monkeys, [15] ff.
• first experiments, [16] ff.
• behavior of monkeys on hearing, [16]-[18]
• speech and reply recorded, [18]
• Pedro’s speech recorded, [38]
• experiment with Puck, [39]-[41]
• Pitch of voice
• in monkeys, [20], [28]
• in apes, [108], [109], [111]-[112]
• Platarrhini, [3]
• Pongo, [267], [269]
• Program, A day’s, [73] ff.
• “Puck,” his perplexity on hearing phonograph, [39]-[41]

• Quality, Simians’ perception of, [30]
• Quantity, Simians’ perception of, [32]

• Reasoning power in simians, Evidences of, [16]-[18], [33]-[34], [36], [37], [105], [133], [161], [206]
• Records of speech sounds (see [Phonograph])
• Rembo (river), [144], [218]
• Resemblances between simians and man
• in body, [1], [2], [4]-[8], [60], [92], [186], [277]
• in speech, [20], [22]-[23], [116]
• in affections, [58]-[59], [173], [174]
• Rhesus monkey, [32]
• Romanes, Professor
• experiments with chimpanzee, [34]
• experiments with “Sally,” [241]