From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911

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Old Tchego (chimpanzee)
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Title: From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Adolf Friedrich, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 1873-1969 Deutsche Zentral-Afrika-expedition, 1910-1911
Subjects: Africa, Central -- Description and travel
Publisher: London : Duckworth
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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154. Old Tchego. (Chimpanzee.) YUKADUMA TO ASSOBAM 159 work of carrying, displayed remarkable courage andendurance, never grumbling even under the greatesthardships. A few of the Bule boys subsequentlyproved first-rate assistants in collecting and preserv-ing specimens; Mildbraeds botanical assistant,the admirable Ekomeno, was familiar with a greatmany plants, and was particularly clever in dis-covering those that were new to his masters. Buthis powers of observation were at least equalled bythose of my boy Stepke, whose practised eyesightnever missed any rare zoological specimen. One advantage of having men of different tribeslay in the fact that if anyone stole or committed anyother irregularity, one tribe would invariably telltales of the other to Massa. This was particularlyuseful during our long march through the jungle, asit facilitated the watch I was obliged to keep on thesupply of provisions. On the second days march we came to an end ofthe path that had been cleared for us b

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