. The popular natural history . Zoology. 14 THE MA GOT, OR BARBARY APE. The animal which is shown in the opposite engraving is one of the best known of the monkey tribe ; as it is tolerably hardy, it endures the change- able and chilly European climates better than most of its race. As its name implies, it is a native of Barbary, where it is found in great numbers, but has also been naturalized upon the Rock of Gibraltar. The. MAGOT, OR BARBARY APE.â(Macacus Innuus). ' Gibraltar Magots are frequently mentioned in books of travel, and display great ingenuity in avoiding pursuit and discovering
. The popular natural history . Zoology. 14 THE MA GOT, OR BARBARY APE. The animal which is shown in the opposite engraving is one of the best known of the monkey tribe ; as it is tolerably hardy, it endures the change- able and chilly European climates better than most of its race. As its name implies, it is a native of Barbary, where it is found in great numbers, but has also been naturalized upon the Rock of Gibraltar. The. MAGOT, OR BARBARY APE.â(Macacus Innuus). ' Gibraltar Magots are frequently mentioned in books of travel, and display great ingenuity in avoiding pursuit and discovering food. They keep to the most inaccessible portions of the rock, and scamper away hurriedly on the slightest alarm. But with the aid of a moderately good telescope, theif move- ments may be watched, and are very amusing. This monkey is not very widely spread, for, with the exception of the Rock of Gibraltar, it seems to be confined to Northern Africa. It is not a very large animal, as the full-grown males only measure about a yard in length, and the females are rather smaller. The general size of the Magot is about that of an ordinary bull-terrier dog. The colour of the fur is tolerably uniform, differing chiefly in depth of shade, and is of a clear greyish tint. Its walk on level ground is rather awkward, the animal making use of feet and hands for that purpose ; but it climbs with ease and agility up trees or rocks, and in a domesticated state is fond of running up and down ropes, and swinging itself about in its cage. One of the last of the Macaques which we shall notice in this work is the monkey which is well known under the name of Wanperoo, or Ouanderoo, â 3§ it (5 §ometim?s written,. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. New York, Burt Co
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