. . nded captive, and from what he knew ofthe characteristics of the ape familj, to which all monkeysbelong, he decided that without question he had secured aspecimen of the Spider Monkey. It was a young mother, and the baby monkey was cling-ing to her with its little arms around her neck and legsaround her hips in a waj^ not to impede her motions. She was carefully examined by her captor, and he soondecided that the wound was not dangerous, and that withcare he might be able to take her with her baby back withhim to the United State
. . nded captive, and from what he knew ofthe characteristics of the ape familj, to which all monkeysbelong, he decided that without question he had secured aspecimen of the Spider Monkey. It was a young mother, and the baby monkey was cling-ing to her with its little arms around her neck and legsaround her hips in a waj^ not to impede her motions. She was carefully examined by her captor, and he soondecided that the wound was not dangerous, and that withcare he might be able to take her with her baby back withhim to the United States. In examining the fore paw, in order to find a thumb,nothing was there except a short stub devoid of a nail; hernose was broad and flat, and she had thirty-six teeth. Surely she was a INIiriki spider monkey and a fine speci-men at that, but as this variety is usually found only far-ther south in Brazil, her captor was especially pleased tosecure her. I must tell you what a devoted and lovely mother shewas to her helpless httle baby. She would continually pet. THE MONKEY TRIBE 187 this little fellow, lick its body, hug it, and fondle it; shewould hold it in both hands, as if admiring it, and thenwould rock it to sleep in her arms. John Ainslie. THE BABOON* Naturalists seem to be agreed that the Baboons, whileone of the most remarkable groups of the monkey family,are the ugliest, rudest, coarsest, and most reiiulsive repre-sentatives of it. The animal stands in the lowest degree ofdevelojiment of the monkey tribe, and possesses none of thenobler shapes and qualities of mind of other species. Aiis-totle called the baboons dog-headed monkeys, on account ofthe shape of their heads, which have a resemblance to thatof a rude, fierce dog. The baboons are found throughout Africa, Arabia, andIndia. In the main they are mountain monkeys, but alsolive in forests and are excellent tree-climbers. In the moun-tains they go as high as nine thousand to thirteen thousandfeet above the sea leve
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