. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammalia. Mammals; Animal behavior. THE CAT-LIKE LEMUR. In spite of the fox-like muzzle this •picture shows ample justification for a name that compares this creature to a Cat. The tail in alternate rings of black and white is the most prom- inent feature, not only because of its peculiar marking but also by reason of its length and bushy fur. The position shown in the picture displays to advantage the symmetrical and well formed limbs that give the animal the agility it displays in
. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammalia. Mammals; Animal behavior. THE CAT-LIKE LEMUR. In spite of the fox-like muzzle this •picture shows ample justification for a name that compares this creature to a Cat. The tail in alternate rings of black and white is the most prom- inent feature, not only because of its peculiar marking but also by reason of its length and bushy fur. The position shown in the picture displays to advantage the symmetrical and well formed limbs that give the animal the agility it displays in its nightly wanderings. (Lemur catta.) fruits, to his mouth with his hands. His voice is of a melancholy, wailing cadence, resembling that of a crying child. He is gentle and good-natured, and numbers of his family arc trained, and, like the MONGOOSE LEMUR. Has a remarkable, bushy tail that is longer than its body, and is reddish gray in color. It lives chiefly upon fruits and seeks food in the darkness ol the night. The head is long and the forehead fiat. It makes a very fine pet, doing well in captivity, i Lemur mo/i£ birds, and catches them with the greatest dexterity, their brains being esteemed a choice dainty by ; No Babacoto has been brought to Europe alive, which is very astonishing. Being more or less of a domestic animal in Madagascar, neither his capture nor his keeping can be attended with difficulties. THE MAKIS. The name of Maki belongs to the most numerous family of the Lemurs, and this designation repre- sents the peculiar cry they give forth. The Makis have a decidedly Fox-like muzzle, with moderately large eyes and ears, well formed limbs of nearly equal length, the hands and feet showing a few scattered hairs on their backs ; a tail longer than the body, and a soft fur of fine, and sometimes woolly, texture. This group shows many varieties, but modern re- search has revealed the fact that many so-called varieties are not distinct species, the diff
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