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spines, and constitutes their chief article of winter- 

 food, and which grows abundantly in the crevices and 

 around the foot of the rocks. Their summer-food 

 consists of wild figs and bananas. Their fangs are 

 doubtless used as weapons of self-defence, although 

 when fighting, I have noticed that they depend a great 

 deal upon their hands, with which they scratch and 

 strike. I have seen the male put a dog larger than 

 himself, to the rout in this way. They are very easily 

 tamed, and in captivity will eat any kind of fruit, but 

 they do not like meat in any form, — except that they 

 are extremely fond of spiders. By a little care they 

 can be induced to feed upon cooked rice, upon which 

 they thrive. In their natural state they do not drink, 

 as is proved not only from the native accounts, but 

 also by the fact that for the first month or two after 

 being caught, and while living on bananas, they do 

 not drink. It is curious that all the species of Lemur 

 living on the West, including the two kinds of white 

 Lemur, appear to subsist without water ; whilst all 

 those on the East invariably drink at their meals. 



2. The Broad-Nosed Lemur. {Hapalemur simus, 

 (Grey). The specimen in my possession (says Mr Shaw) 

 came from the higher level forests on the Eastern side 

 of the Betsileo, among the bamboos, on which it 

 appears in a great measu"e to subsist. Its teeth are 

 different from those of any other kind of Lemur with 

 which I am acqudinted. It has the few, sharp, out- 

 wardly inclined, teeth in the lower jaw in front com- 



