

Hoonuman Monkey 



Gbe 1Warrow*mo0^ Hpcs— Continued. 





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THE DOG-SHAPED MONKEYS. 



The second group of the Narrow-nosed Apes consists of the Dog- 

 shaped Monkeys {Cynopithecim). Their distinguishing features are the 

 forward projection of the snout, especially noticeable in the lower tribes, 

 the shorter arms, the frequent occurrence of a tail and cheek-pouches, 

 and the regular existence of callosities on the hinder quarters. In other 

 respects they show a great variety of structure, ranging from the elon- 

 gated shape of the Slender Monkeys to the bulky form of the Baboons. 

 Where Dog- They are natives of the warm countries of the Old World, 

 Shaped especially India, from the Himalaya Mountains south, 

 Monkeys Liue. Cochin China, the Malay Archipelago, Southern Arabia 

 and the whole of Africa, with the exception of the Eastern Sahara 

 country. They are the most active of their family, clever, but in the 

 majority of cases malicious and indecent. They do a great deal of 

 damage, plundering plantations and orchards in the boldest manner, and 

 sometimes exciting general fear by their malicious propensities. By the 

 people of some of the countries which they inhabit they are looked upon 

 with the greatest contempt, while among others religious superstition 

 invests them with the attributes of sanctity. 



SLENDER OR SACRED MONKEYS. 



Among the Dog-shaped Monkeys we will first turn to the Slender or 



Sacred Monkeys (Semrwpiihecus) , which are, as their name indicates, 



•a R ty inches in length its color gUg^iy Du jit anc j are endowed with lonp, fine extremities and a very 



• / \J is a deep gray, with tinges & / ' • , r i • 1 i 



to, and its lips, chin long tail, a small, high head, a face devoid of hair, and a short snout, pro- 

 St&"di^s^s W ^u E r , Se i S videdwith small cheek-pouches. Their callosities are very small. The 

 and easily escapes pursuit. (Semnopithecus last molar tooth in the lower jaw is furnished with five cusps. Their 



skeleton in its slenderness reminds one of that of the Gibbons. The 

 hands have long fingers, but the thumbs are short or very little developed, and not adapted for grasping. 

 The hair is wonderfully fine, its coloring agreeable, and in one tribe peculiar; and the hair of the head 

 is sometimes considerably longer than that of the body. 



They are found in the southern part of the continent of Asia, Ceylon and the islands of the Indian 

 Ocean. Here they live in more or less numerous troops in the forests, preferring the banks of a river or 

 the neighborhood of villages or plantations, and being universally protected by the natives they lead an 

 exceedingly enjoyable life. 



The foremost place among the Slender or Sacred Monkeys belongs to the Hoonuman, or Hulman, the 

 Sacred Monkey of the Hindoos {Semiwpithccus entellus), which is the most common of all the Ape species 



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THE PRIAMUS 

 MONKEY. — A native of 

 Ceylon, very active and intel- 

 ligent, and is about sixteen 

 inches long, with a tail twen- 

 ty inches in length Its color 

 is a deep gray, with tinges 



