. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. ^be inarrow:*ino0eb Hpeaâ(tontfnue^â¦. THE DOG-SHAPED MONKEYS. The second group of the Narrow-nosed Apes consists of the Dog- shaped Monkeys {Cynopithecini). Their distinguishing features are the forward projection of the snout especially noticeable in the lower tribes, tjie shorter arms, the frequent occurrence of a tail and cheek-pouches, and the regular existence of callosities on the hinder quarters. In other respects they show a great variety of structure, ranging from the elon- gated shape of the Slender Monkeys to the bulky
. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. ^be inarrow:*ino0eb Hpeaâ(tontfnue^â¦. THE DOG-SHAPED MONKEYS. The second group of the Narrow-nosed Apes consists of the Dog- shaped Monkeys {Cynopithecini). Their distinguishing features are the forward projection of the snout especially noticeable in the lower tribes, tjie shorter arms, the frequent occurrence of a tail and cheek-pouches, and the regular existence of callosities on the hinder quarters. In other respects they show a great variety of structure, ranging from the elon- gated shape of the Slender Monkeys to the bulky form of the Baboons. Where Dog- They are natives of the warm countries of the Old World, Shaped especially India, from the Himalaya Mountains south. Monkeys Live. Cochin China, the Malay Archipelago, Southern Arabia and the whole of Africa, with the exception of the Eastern Sahara country. They are the most actiye of their family, clever, but in the majority of cases malicious and indecent. They do a great deal of damage, plundering plantations and orchards in the boldest manner, and sometimes exciting general fear by their malicious propensities. By the people of some of the countries which they inhabit they are looked upon with the- greatest contempt, while among others religious superstition invests them with the attributes of sanctity. SLENDER OR SACRED MONKEYS. Among the Dog-shaped Monkeys we will first turn to the Slender or THE FBIAMUS MONKEY. âA native of Ceylon, very active and intel- ligent, and Is aboutsixteen _ , ,, - , , r- \ i ⢠i .1 ⢠â i- . inches long, with a tail twen- Sacred Monkeys \Semnopithecus), which are, as their name indicates, ty inches in length. ^Hs color glightly built, and are endowed with long, fine extremities and a very of brown, and'its lips, chin long tail, a Small, high head, a face devoid of hair, and a short snout, pro- and whiskers are nearly pure white. This ani- .^^ided with Small cheek-pouches. Their callosities are Very
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