Ape-town
Type
Settlement
Climate
Temperate
Mood Tags
- •wild
- •chaotic
- •primitive
- •horrible
Government
Led by a chief who bears a striking resemblance to Professor Challenger.
Size Scale
A thousand huts of branches and leaves
Description
The dwelling place of the ape-men on the plateau, consisting of a thousand huts in a grove of trees.
Inhabitants
A race of red-haired, whiskered ape-men with glassy gray eyes.
Accessibility
Reached via a 'bee-line' through dense brambles by the ape-men.
Plot Relevance
The place where the captured professors were taken and the site of the final battle for supremacy on the plateau.
Culture Customs
- •Carrying captives shoulder-high
- •Jabbering communication
- •Executing prisoners by throwing them onto sharp canes below the cliff
- •Arboreal living
First Appearance
Mentioned by Lord John Roxton after his escape.
Geography Layout
Located in a great grove of trees near the edge of the cliff, three or four miles from Fort Challenger.
Languages Spoken
- •Ape-man chatter and sign language
Notable Features
- •Tangled vines
- •Rough wooden platforms
- •Huts built of foliage piled one above the other
- •Clear parade-ground on the cliff edge
- •Proximity to a bamboo thicket with sharp canes below
Timeline
The Captivity
The professors are dragged to the ape-town after being captured at Fort Challenger.
The Execution Ceremony
The ape-men force their prisoners to watch as they throw Indians over the cliff onto sharp canes.
The Rescue and Destruction
Lord John and Malone attack the town, rescue the professors, and later return with the Indians to destroy the settlement.
