. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. TEE SLUJF 10JUS. .l\v.^. Dr. Alexander Smith describes and compares tlie animal with the Potto. He mentions the fol- lowing :—Above, yellowish-brown, the roots of the haii-s, dark grey ; below, paler, in some parts nearly white; hair, wool-like; length from muzzle to point of taU, lOi inches, the tail being only a quai-ter of an inch long. The body is slender; the head oval and rounded, with a blunt but protuberant face; the eyes, full and large; ears, naked within, and with short hairs externally; nostrils, sinuous, and latera
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. TEE SLUJF 10JUS. .l\v.^. Dr. Alexander Smith describes and compares tlie animal with the Potto. He mentions the fol- lowing :—Above, yellowish-brown, the roots of the haii-s, dark grey ; below, paler, in some parts nearly white; hair, wool-like; length from muzzle to point of taU, lOi inches, the tail being only a quai-ter of an inch long. The body is slender; the head oval and rounded, with a blunt but protuberant face; the eyes, full and large; ears, naked within, and with short hairs externally; nostrils, sinuous, and laterally placed; there is a projecting fold beneath the tongue, as in other Lemuroids, and the ueck is sliort. The limbs are slender, the hinder a trifle lai'ger and stronger than the others; both feet and hands conform to those of the Potto, with, however, a still greater reduc- tion of the index finger. He observes that the hands and feet are divided, as it were, into two opposing portions, which he likens to the grasp of such climbing-birds as the Parrots. This pecu- liarity, along with the multiple blood-vessel division of the extremities, he thinks indicative of long- enduring muscular actinn, stcnltliy step, and adap- tation for grippiu- t\\i-s ,,f tries, nither than for the purpose of capturing a pr'} • The anatomical peculiarities (.f tlic Aiigwiintibo huxe been lucidly described by Prof. Hiixley in the '• Proceedings of the Zoolugkal Society," where, from his examination, he substantiates Dr. Gi-ay's separation of the animal generically from its African mother the of \ esselb c How the capilUi y ves&els of two g Tliere are two East, and they. 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 Duncan, P. Martin (Peter Martin), 1821-1891; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State Univers
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