A review of the primates . ertain. Regarding the superstitions the natives entertain of the animal, hestates that many years ago, the Betsimisaraka, in whose country theAye-Aye is chiefly found, had occasion to open an old tomb in which anancestor had been buried. No sooner was an entrance effected thanan animal, which was a development of said ancestor, sprang out, andtheir exclamation of surprise, Haye-haye, became the creaturesname. Hence many of these people believe that the Aye-Aye is anembodiment of their forefathers and will not touch it, but when theyhappen to find a dead one in the fo
A review of the primates . ertain. Regarding the superstitions the natives entertain of the animal, hestates that many years ago, the Betsimisaraka, in whose country theAye-Aye is chiefly found, had occasion to open an old tomb in which anancestor had been buried. No sooner was an entrance effected thanan animal, which was a development of said ancestor, sprang out, andtheir exclamation of surprise, Haye-haye, became the creaturesname. Hence many of these people believe that the Aye-Aye is anembodiment of their forefathers and will not touch it, but when theyhappen to find a dead one in the forest, they make a tomb for it andbury it with all formality. They imagine that if they try to catch onethey will surely die, and this belief extends even to the animals one is given, or picks up accidentally a portion of these structureson which the head of an Aye-Aye has rested, it will bring good for-tune ; while if it happens to be the part on which the feet had beenplaced, bad luck or death would surely Tarsius fuscus No. Mii^. full. IwiLC N:it. Size. TARSIUS FAMILY 2. TARSIID/E. The little animals which comprise this family are about as large asan ordinary rat, and possess several remarkable characteristics. Intheir habits they are nocturnal, concealing themselves among thebranches of trees or bushes during the day, moving only when dis-turbed and becoming very active, and exhibiting often a surprisingagility after the setting of the sun. They have small rounded headswith enormous eyes, the pupils of which during the day are contractedto a mere slit, but at night are enlarged to such a degree that theycover nearly the entire iris. The fur is soft and woolly. The legs,which exceed the arms in length, have long slender toes and, like thefingers, are provided with sucker-like discs, which enable them to clingfirmly to the branches, or any object upon which the animal may alightduring its swift progress, which is performed by powerful leaps th
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