. Fourteen weeks in zoology. Zoology. 20 SUBKINGDOM VEKTEBEATA. greatly vary in their organization and lead down by degrees from man to the common animals, as is shown in the follow- ing table: en >- o a: I- •< (J CO Without I g tails I M With tails GENUS. SPECIES. EXAMPLES. ' Troglodytes niger, Chim^panzee. (Black cave-dweller.) WlTHODT POSTERIOR Troglodytes gorilla, Gorilla. CALLOSITIES.* Simla satyrns, Orang'Outavg. (Snub-nosed satyr.) ' Hylobates agllis, Agile Gibbon. With postbbior (Agile wood-walker.) CALLOSITIES. Hylobates syndaetyluB Siamanff, " (Yoke-fiagered.) Muzzle round
. Fourteen weeks in zoology. Zoology. 20 SUBKINGDOM VEKTEBEATA. greatly vary in their organization and lead down by degrees from man to the common animals, as is shown in the follow- ing table: en >- o a: I- •< (J CO Without I g tails I M With tails GENUS. SPECIES. EXAMPLES. ' Troglodytes niger, Chim^panzee. (Black cave-dweller.) WlTHODT POSTERIOR Troglodytes gorilla, Gorilla. CALLOSITIES.* Simla satyrns, Orang'Outavg. (Snub-nosed satyr.) ' Hylobates agllis, Agile Gibbon. With postbbior (Agile wood-walker.) CALLOSITIES. Hylobates syndaetyluB Siamanff, " (Yoke-fiagered.) Muzzle rounded, Semnopithecus entellus, Sacred Monkey. WITHOUT (Revered ape.) Semnopithecus nasica, Proboscis Monkey. Oolobus polycomua, Colobe. Muzzle more or (Mutilated.) LESS PROJECTING, Cercopitbecus mona, Guenon. WITH (Tailed ape.) CUEEK-POUCHES. Cynocephalus mormon, (Dog-beaded.) \ Cliimpanzee. Anthropoid Apes.—The Chim- panzee bears the greatest resemblance to man, though infe- rior in stature and strength. Like the Gorilla, it has its home in the dense forests of Western Africa. Both have been represented as dwelling in huts built in trees and snatching up the un- wary traveler who * The posterior callosities are hardened protuberances, to obviate friction when the animal tabes a sitting posture. t The cheeks of some monkeys are capable of being greatly expanded, so as to form a sort of temporary larder in which the monkey lays by its food or carries It Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886. New York, Chicago [etc. ] A. S. Barnes & Company
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