. Outlines of zoology. Zoology. SIMIID^.. 731 they are the highest apes and most like man, they are called Anthropoid. These apes are less like quadrupeds than the others; they have no distinct tail and no cheek pouches. The caudal vertebrae form the coccyx. Only in the Gibbon are there fs ,^^«r?**" I , â Fig. 321.âSkull of Orang-Utan.âFrom Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art. p., Parietal; /., frontal; sq., squamosal; /., jugal; w., maxilla. ischial callosities, and these are small. The arms are much longer than the legs. The sternum is broad. The caecum has a vermiform appendix. As
. Outlines of zoology. Zoology. SIMIID^.. 731 they are the highest apes and most like man, they are called Anthropoid. These apes are less like quadrupeds than the others; they have no distinct tail and no cheek pouches. The caudal vertebrae form the coccyx. Only in the Gibbon are there fs ,^^«r?**" I , â Fig. 321.âSkull of Orang-Utan.âFrom Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art. p., Parietal; /., frontal; sq., squamosal; /., jugal; w., maxilla. ischial callosities, and these are small. The arms are much longer than the legs. The sternum is broad. The caecum has a vermiform appendix. As in the lower Old World apes, the dentition is like that of manâ2123. The Gibbons (Hylobates) live in Asia, especially in the Malayan region. The largest attains a height of 3 ft. They walk erect. 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 Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur), 1861-1933. Edinburgh, Glasgow and London, H. Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton
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