. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. THE GIBRALTAR APE 563 The stomach is simple and globular; this corresponds with a mixed diet. The tail is long or short, or practically absent. Ihe most familiar genus is undoubtedly Macacus. This includes all the common so-called Macaques, the Bonnet Monkey,. Fig. 268.—Tcheli Monkey. Macaeus tcheliensis. the Pig-tailed Monkey, etc. In this genus we find that the males are. larger than the females, and have stronger canine teeth. Ischial callosities are well developed. The genus is purely Asiatic, reaching as far east as Japan, with the exception of th
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. THE GIBRALTAR APE 563 The stomach is simple and globular; this corresponds with a mixed diet. The tail is long or short, or practically absent. Ihe most familiar genus is undoubtedly Macacus. This includes all the common so-called Macaques, the Bonnet Monkey,. Fig. 268.—Tcheli Monkey. Macaeus tcheliensis. the Pig-tailed Monkey, etc. In this genus we find that the males are. larger than the females, and have stronger canine teeth. Ischial callosities are well developed. The genus is purely Asiatic, reaching as far east as Japan, with the exception of the Barbary Ape, M. inmis, also known as the Gibraltar Ape. There are altogether some seventeen species. 3/aeacus inuus is doubtfully indigenous to Gibraltar. It is, however, definitely established there at present, and is carefully fostered. It is a- large Ape with no external tail, in which. 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 Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), Sir, 1862- ed; Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927. ed. [London, Macmillan and Co. , Limited; New York, The Macmillan Company
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