The animal kingdom, arranged after its organization : forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy . ich makes them dull and inanimate. During the day, they sleep clinging to a branch, with the body drawntogether, and head sunk upon the chest; at night they prowl among the forest boughs in quest of can escape the scrutiny of their large glaring orbs : they mark their victim, insect or bird, and cautiouslyand noiselessly make their advances towards it, until it is within the reach of their grasp; they then devour it onthe spot, previously divesti
The animal kingdom, arranged after its organization : forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy . ich makes them dull and inanimate. During the day, they sleep clinging to a branch, with the body drawntogether, and head sunk upon the chest; at night they prowl among the forest boughs in quest of can escape the scrutiny of their large glaring orbs : they mark their victim, insect or bird, and cautiouslyand noiselessly make their advances towards it, until it is within the reach of their grasp; they then devour it onthe spot, previously divesting it, if a bird, of its feathers. When rousing from their diurnal slumbers, theydelight to clean and lick their full soft fur; and in captivity will then allow themselves to be caressed by thoseaccustomed to feed them : they are remarkable for extreme tenacity of grasp. The Pottos {Perodicticus, Bennett)—• Have comparatively small eyes ; the ears moderate and open : dentition approaching that of the Lemurs ;tail moderate; limbs equal; the index finger of the anterior hands (fig. 5) little more than rudimentary. QUADRUMANA. G5. Fig. 5.—Hand of Potto. ^H^.^. Geoffreys Potto (Lemur potto, Lin.; Galago Gniniensis, Desm.;P. Geoffroyi, Ben.)—From Sierra Leone; a slow-moving and retiringanimal, wliich seldom makes its appearance but in tlie night-time,and feeds on vegetables, chiefly the Cassada.] The Galagos {OtoUcmis, Illig.)—Have the teeth and insectivorous regimen of tlie Loris; thetarsi elongated, Mhich gives to their hinder limbs a dispro-portionate extent; tail long and tufted; large membranous ears[which double down when at rest, as in some Bats] ; andgreat eyes, which indicate a nocturnal life. [The index, as wellas the thumb of the anterior hand, inclines in some to be op-posable to the other fingers.] Several species are known, all from Africa; as the Great Galago (Galagocrassicaudatus, Geof.), as large as a Rabbit; and the Senegal Galago (, Geof.),
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