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VERTEBRATES : MAMMALS. 







The Orang-Outang, 5. satyrus, Linnaeus, of Borneo 

 and vicinity, is about five feet high when erect, and is 

 covered with coarse, red hair ; the face is bluish, and 

 the hind thumbs are very short compared with the 

 toes. Its home is among the trees, and it has the 



habit of weav- 

 A ing branches 



together in or- 

 der to form a 

 resting-place. 



The leading 

 characteristic 

 of Genus Hy- 

 lobatcs Long- 

 armed Apes, or 

 Gibbons is 

 very long arms, 

 reaching even 

 to the ground, 

 when the ani- 

 mal is stand- 

 ing erect. The 

 Gibbons rarely 

 exceed four feet 

 in height, and 

 inhabit the se- 

 cluded parts of 

 India and the 

 Eastern Archi- 

 pelago. 



2. Tailed Monkeys of the Old World. The Genus 

 Semnopithecus Solemn Apes is characterized by a 

 long, slender body, and long, slender, straight tail, and 

 by the absence of cheek-pouches. The solemn apes are 

 remarkable for their mildness of disposition and great 



Orang-Outang, .. satyrus, Linn. 



