. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. 28 APES AND MONKEYS Short-Tailed Monkeys.—It must not be supposed that because the tail of a monkey is so short as to be scarcely visible, the wearer is therefore a true ape. There are several baboon-like animals with tails exceedingly short and insig-. N. Y. Zoological Park. DEAD GELADA BABOON. Note the lion-like aspect. nificant, but which are far removed from the true apes. Some of these are called apes, but they are all much lower in the scale. Of these, the most import


. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. 28 APES AND MONKEYS Short-Tailed Monkeys.—It must not be supposed that because the tail of a monkey is so short as to be scarcely visible, the wearer is therefore a true ape. There are several baboon-like animals with tails exceedingly short and insig-. N. Y. Zoological Park. DEAD GELADA BABOON. Note the lion-like aspect. nificant, but which are far removed from the true apes. Some of these are called apes, but they are all much lower in the scale. Of these, the most important are: The Black "Ape" of Celebes; The Barbary "Ape" of Gibraltar and North Africa; The Pig-tailed Macaque (pronounced Ma-cak') of the East Indies, east of Ceylon, and The Japanese Red-faced 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 Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937. New York, C. Scribner's Sons


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