Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . GUEREZA WITH BEAUTIFUL FLYING MANTLE. south of the equator. The elephant is not now met with in the maritimeregion, but in the less populous regions antelopes, zebras, buffalos—not,it need scarcely be remarked, the American bison, which is popularlyknown by that name—hyaenas, jackals, leopards, and the monkey. As for the monkey tribe, a description of the guereza must general co
Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . GUEREZA WITH BEAUTIFUL FLYING MANTLE. south of the equator. The elephant is not now met with in the maritimeregion, but in the less populous regions antelopes, zebras, buffalos—not,it need scarcely be remarked, the American bison, which is popularlyknown by that name—hyaenas, jackals, leopards, and the monkey. As for the monkey tribe, a description of the guereza must general color of this monkey is black. The sides of the body andtop of the loins are ornamented with long, pendant, white hairs, forminga fringe-like mantle. The face is encircled by white, and the tail ends ina white tuft. The guereza lives, according to Riippell, in small families,tenanting the lofty trees in the neighborhood of running waters. It is. (367) 368 WONDERS OF THE TROPICS. active and lively, and at the same time gentle and inoffensive. It is theprettiest of all the monkeys, and our illustration gives an idea of itsstriking appearance. It is an excellent climber. Formerly the skin ofthe guereza was used by the natives for decorating their shields, but withthe introduction of fire-arms the demands for shields and for this coveteddecoration ceased, and this is undoubtedly a fact to be glad of, becausethere exists no more instigation to hunt this beautiful and entirely harm-less animal. It has the head, face and neck, back, limbs and part of tail coveredwith short, black velvety hair, the temples, chin, throat and a band overthe eyes white, and the sides, flanks, from the shoulders downward, andloins clothed with white hair. Like all the others, these monkeys are pre-eminently a sylvan race;they never abandon the forests, where they live in society under theguidance of the old males. They seem to be much attached to partic-
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