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Photo by A. W. Schaad
"Dinah," the baby Gorilla, and "Baldy," the Orang, with his pet dog. "Mike," make a trio hard to beat.

Photos from the private collection of W. T. Hornaday
The baby Orang perched on the limb
sees a bird's nest with four eggs in it.
It's a safe guess that his mouth is watering,
for he is a voracious feeder and prefers
his eggs à la Raw, straight from the
shell.
This baby Orang is three months old
and balances the scales at fourteen pounds.
—If he is "husky" and eats with the appetite
that befits a growing youngster, he
stands a fair chance to tip the scales at
250 pounds when he grows up.