. Mammals of other lands;. Mammals. lO THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD. habits and appearance of the monkeys specially noticed. This great family of true monkeys contains- the Sacred Monkeys, or Langurs, of India, the Guerezas and Guenons of Africa, the Mangabeys, Macaques, and Baboons. Most of them have naked, hard patches of skin on the hindquarters, and the partition be- tween the nostrils is narrow. Some have tails, some none, and they exhibit the most astonishing dif- ferences of size and shape. Per- haps the most grotesque and astonishing of them all is the Proboscis Monkey. It is allied
. Mammals of other lands;. Mammals. lO THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD. habits and appearance of the monkeys specially noticed. This great family of true monkeys contains- the Sacred Monkeys, or Langurs, of India, the Guerezas and Guenons of Africa, the Mangabeys, Macaques, and Baboons. Most of them have naked, hard patches of skin on the hindquarters, and the partition be- tween the nostrils is narrow. Some have tails, some none, and they exhibit the most astonishing dif- ferences of size and shape. Per- haps the most grotesque and astonishing of them all is the Proboscis Monkey. It is allied to the langurs, and is a native of the island of Borneo, to which it is confined ; its home is the west bank of the Sarawak River. It is an arboreal creature, living in small companies. Mr. Hose, who saw them in their native haunts, i says that the proboscis monkeys kept in the trees overhanging the river, and were most difficult to shoot. " I saw altogether about 150 of these monkeys, and without a single exception all were in trees over the water, either lake, river, or in submerged forest. As long as they are in sight, they are very conspicuous objects, choosing the most commanding positions on open tree-tops. Once I saw thirteen in one tree, sitting lazily on the branches, as is their habit, sunning them- selves, and enjoying the ; They are very striking animals in colour, as well as in form. The face is cinnamon-brown, the sides marked with reddish brown and white, the belly white, the back red-brown and dark brown. Next to the orang-utan, these are the most striking monkeys in the Malay Archipelago. The greater number of the species intermediate between the gibbons and the New World species are called " Dog-shaped " Monkeys. We wonder why ? Only the baboon and a few others are in the least like dogs. The various Sacred Monkeys of India are often seen in this country, and are quite representative of the " miscellaneous " monkeys in ge
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