. My Apingi kingdom : with life in the great Sahara, and sketches of the chase of the ostrich, hyena, &c. . he white-raustached monkey, the miengai, are tremendous leap-ers in those forests. I doubt very much whether thenkago (■ cercocebus) is quite as good a leaper as the twoothers. They attain all of them to a very large size inthe wild state, and a good many must weigh more thanthirty or forty-five pounds. The enormous canines thebig ones possess show what they can do in the way ofbiting. I think that to see one of these flocks of monkeys onthe march is one of the most interesting sights th
. My Apingi kingdom : with life in the great Sahara, and sketches of the chase of the ostrich, hyena, &c. . he white-raustached monkey, the miengai, are tremendous leap-ers in those forests. I doubt very much whether thenkago (■ cercocebus) is quite as good a leaper as the twoothers. They attain all of them to a very large size inthe wild state, and a good many must weigh more thanthirty or forty-five pounds. The enormous canines thebig ones possess show what they can do in the way ofbiting. I think that to see one of these flocks of monkeys onthe march is one of the most interesting sights that evergladdened my eyes in the great jungles of Africa. It iscertainly a wonderful spectacle, for they seem to con-tinue their flight without cessation, and without heedingwhat is before them. Their sight is so quick and keen,and their motion so rapid, that, on this occasion, I wasunable to get within shot of them again after coming tomy wits. It was a pleasure to watch them. So exj)ertare they in their motions that tliey can stop at will, tak-ing a firm grasp of the branch with tlie hind feet. Tlie. CUJilOm WA Y OF KEEPIXa FOOD. §5 fore feet are only used in leaps to catch the branchestoward which they spring. Each of these three species of monkey has a very pe-culiar and distinct voice, the nkago having the most pow-erful. IIow often I have heard them, I should thinkalmost a mile off, either calling for their absent mate, or,like other wild beasts, doing it merely for the pleasureof trying the strength of their lungs. The cercopitheci and the cercocebi have very largepouclies, which possess great power of distension, andthey use them as store-houses, where they keep their nutsand berries when not hungry.
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