. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. umbs, are to befound in Abyssinia, and from the river Grambia to Angola on the are tree-cHmbers and jumpers, with handsome variegated Gruenons (or genus Cercopithecus), to which the Green Monkey (5)belongs, have longer hind limbs, long tails, and considerable cheek-pouches. They are the commonest and best-known of small monkeys,often seen in menageries or
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. umbs, are to befound in Abyssinia, and from the river Grambia to Angola on the are tree-cHmbers and jumpers, with handsome variegated Gruenons (or genus Cercopithecus), to which the Green Monkey (5)belongs, have longer hind limbs, long tails, and considerable cheek-pouches. They are the commonest and best-known of small monkeys,often seen in menageries or with organ-grinders. There are many speciesof them in tropicalAfrica. They are es-sentially tree-dwellersand many of themhave very pretty skins. The very short-tailed ^I^^BHH^^^^y*-* ^ ^ ^ G-ibraltar or Barbary ^tiJ^^^^M^^ .^, \ y^&K l-^^ { !MApe represents the rr^^^^^^^^Y^. ^S^;!^W 1 iTMacaque group inNorth Africa. TheBaboons (2), or dog-headed monkeys, areall African except onespecies. Their tails arecomparatively small,and they are not spe-cially forest-dwelling,preferring rocks and plains. Most of the Baboons are gregarious ; andsometimes they are met in groups of hundreds, with leaders and scouts. XI. Y Y. WILD ASS. fe 690 AFRICAN ANIMALS. They are chiefly vegetarians, but many are fond of insects. They are
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