ANTHROPOID APES. 



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monkeys or kylobates, among whom the gibbon is perhaps 

 the most noteworthy. Others of interest on account of 

 their quaint appearance and habits are the hulock and the 

 proboscis-monkey. The latter does not range very high, 

 but should be mentioned in this connection on account of 

 the human appearance of his profile, due solely to the 

 development of his nose which however might rather be 



PROBOSCIS MONKEY. 

 (Brehm's Thierleben, I, p. no.) 



called a proboscis. His similarity to man is more appa- 

 rent than real, for his nose unlike that of man is movable ; 

 it can be pushed out and pulled back, but if extended to 

 its full length, it closely resembles a very strongly devel- 

 oped aquiline nose. 



One important similarity between man and ape is the 

 development of the teeth. Both have 8 incisors, 4 canine 



