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APES, MONKEYS, AND LEMURS 



and was said to have come from Madagascar (where, by the way, monkeys are 

 unknown), but it was doubtless imported from Zanzibar. 



In describing the original living specimen, Colonel Sykes observes that its 

 manners ' ' are grave and sedate. Its disposition is gentle, but not affectionate ; free 



THE MONA MONKEY AND DIANA MONKEY. 



(One-eighth natural size.) 



from that capricious petulance and mischievous irascibility which characterize so 

 many of the African species ; but yet resenting irritating treatment, and evincing 

 its resentment by very sharp blows with its anterior hands. It never bit any 



