. Popular official guide to the New York Zoological Park. New York Zoological Park. 88 POPULAR OFFICIAL JAPANESE RED-FACED MONKEY. PIG-TAILED MACAQUE. the life of the animal in captivity. Notwithstanding the fact that "Jess," of Bath, New York, in defiance of all laws and precedents, lived thirteen years in a cold climate, the great majority of spider monkeys die before they reach full maturity, and nearly always of stomach troubles. For- tunately, however, there are exceptions to this rule. The Squirrel Monkey, often called a "Marmoset," is a pretty little olive-j^
. Popular official guide to the New York Zoological Park. New York Zoological Park. 88 POPULAR OFFICIAL JAPANESE RED-FACED MONKEY. PIG-TAILED MACAQUE. the life of the animal in captivity. Notwithstanding the fact that "Jess," of Bath, New York, in defiance of all laws and precedents, lived thirteen years in a cold climate, the great majority of spider monkeys die before they reach full maturity, and nearly always of stomach troubles. For- tunately, however, there are exceptions to this rule. The Squirrel Monkey, often called a "Marmoset," is a pretty little olive-j^ellow monkey, almost as delicate as the true Marmoset, and the Pinche. These diminutive crea- tures are so delicate they require the greatest care and ten- derness, and thrive better in moderately small cages than in large ones. True marmosets are the smallest of American primates, being next in size to the Tarsier, of Borneo, small- est of all quadrumanes. The Lemurs and Lemuroids.—A lemur is a monkey-like animal belonging to the lowest group of primates, but in some respects is so little like a typical monkey that the rela- tionship is not alwaj's apparent. There are about thirty species, and all save a very few are found on the Island of Madagascar. Tliey are gentle-spirited, harmless and in- offensive animals, and not being persecuted by their human neighbors, as all American wild animals are, they are quite numerous. Nearly all the Lemurs have long tails, long and fine hair, large eyes and pointed muzzles. Many of them are strikingly colored in various shades of black, white and gray. All Lemurs are supposed to be of nocturnal habit, and in fact they really are; but the specimens in the large jungle cage of the Primate House are quite as lively and interest-. 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 w
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