. Elementary text-book of zoology. Zoology. 334 FIG. 704.—Skull of Piffiecia Satanas. with great ease and safety, are often assisted by the long tail, which may even act as an accessory prehensile organ. Most Apes are gregarious, and live in forests in hot countries. In Europe, the precipices of Gibraltar are the single resort of a species of Ape, the Barbary Ape (Inuus ecaudatus),which is probably African in origin, and has elsewhere com- pletely vanished from Europe. Only a few Apes lead a solitary life; most of them live together in large companies, which are led by the largest a
. Elementary text-book of zoology. Zoology. 334 FIG. 704.—Skull of Piffiecia Satanas. with great ease and safety, are often assisted by the long tail, which may even act as an accessory prehensile organ. Most Apes are gregarious, and live in forests in hot countries. In Europe, the precipices of Gibraltar are the single resort of a species of Ape, the Barbary Ape (Inuus ecaudatus),which is probably African in origin, and has elsewhere com- pletely vanished from Europe. Only a few Apes lead a solitary life; most of them live together in large companies, which are led by the largest and strongest male. They feed chiefly on fruits and seeds, but also on insects, eggs and birds. The females produce only one young (more rarely two) at a birth; they protect and tend their offspring with great love. Intellectually the Primates take with the dogs and elephants the highest place amongst Mammalia. Suborder 1. Arctopitheci. Marmosets. South American Apes of .small size, with long hairy tail, and claw-like nails. The great toe is opposable, and has a flat nail. The thumb is not opposable. In the number of teeth (thirty-two) they resem- ble the apes of the Old World, from which, however, they differ in the fact that the prse- naolars (three) are more numerous than the mo- lars (two). They produce two or even three young at a birth, and feed on eggs, insects, and fruit. n -i o 9 Fam. Hapalidae. Dental formula Without prehensile tail. 6 1 O •" " Hapalc Jacchiis Geoffr., the Sahui or Ouistiti ; Midas Rosalia L. Suborder 2. Platyrrhini. Apes of the New World, with broad nasal septum, and with thirty-six teeth (- — -)' (Eig. 704 ^^ J. o o/. 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 Claus, Carl, 1835-1899; Sedgwick, Adam, 1854-1913; Sinclair, F. G. (Frederick Granville), b. 1858. Ne
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