Genre:

Reportage, Spoof

Subjects:

Animal Behaviour, Zoology, Natural History, Language, Cultural Geography

    Reports on how a 'Naturalist', with a limited knowledge of French and trying to explain to a Frenchman 'the actions of the Gorilla', inadvertently gave the impression that gorillas beat drums, a reference to Paul B Du Chaillu's controversial claims regarding the aggressive nature of gorillas.