. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. 14 ORDERS OF MAMMALS—APES AND MONKEYS. N. Y. Zoological Park. DEAD GELADA BABOON. Note the lion-like aspect. Their noses are long and dog-like. They live on the ground, travel in troops of ten to twenty individuals, and rob grain-fields with great bold- ness. It is asserted by African explorers that even hungry lions prefer to let them alone. The canine teeth of an adult Baboon are so long and sharp that they are dangerous weapons. Without exception. Baboons are the most fi
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. 14 ORDERS OF MAMMALS—APES AND MONKEYS. N. Y. Zoological Park. DEAD GELADA BABOON. Note the lion-like aspect. Their noses are long and dog-like. They live on the ground, travel in troops of ten to twenty individuals, and rob grain-fields with great bold- ness. It is asserted by African explorers that even hungry lions prefer to let them alone. The canine teeth of an adult Baboon are so long and sharp that they are dangerous weapons. Without exception. Baboons are the most fierce-tempered animals of all the Primates, not even excepting the great apes, which never fight when they can run away. All told there are about sixteen species of Ba- boons, all of which are found in Africa outside of the dark forests of the ecjuatorial regions. The gi'cat Gelada Baboon,'- of Abyssinia, is one of the most remarkable of all animals. It is like a small lion, with a Baboon's feet and hands: but its wonderful grimaces are peculiar to A Baboon of average size stands 24 inches in height at the shoulders, and weighs about 45 pounds. The majority of the species are of a yellowish color, mixed with brown. The Man- drill is known everywhere by its brilliant blue and scarlet muzzle, and yellow chin beard. ' Thc-ro-pilh'e-cus (jc-la'da. NEW-WORLD MONKEYS. All the monkeys of the New World are marked by the wide space between the nostril openings, and nearly all the larger species possess prehen- sile, or grasping, tails that are as useful as a fifth arm and hand. Most of the species which do not have prehensile tails are ciuite small. Of the clinging-tailed monkeys there are three im- portant groups, which are represented in North America. They are the Sapajous, the Spider Monkeys and Howlers. The American monkey most frequentljr seen in captivity is the White-Throated Sapajou'. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have b
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