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It is characterized by the hairs on the crown of the head being short and directed 

 evenly backwards, without any tendency to form crests on the sides. The color of 

 the fur is brown, with a golden tinge ; the sides of the forehead, cheeks, throat, 

 and chest, as well as the front of the shoulders, being pale yellow; while a black, or 

 dark brown, line extends from the base of the nose to the back of the neck, 

 gradually expanding as it goes backwards. 



These sapajous have a wide range, extending right across Brazil, from Bahia in . 

 the east to Colombia in the northwest. With the exception of the occasions when 

 they descend to drink, their whole life, according to Rengger, is spent in the trees 

 of those regions of the forest where there is no underwood. They generally live in 

 small parties, numbering from about six to ten or twelve individuals, of which the 

 majority are females. From their shy and timid habits, they are very difficult to 

 observe. Their cry appears to be limited to a kind of low whistle, which serves to 

 attract attention to them. On one occasion the traveler mentioned above observed 

 a party of these sapajous despoiling an orange tree of its fruit. They were led on 

 by an old male, the females carrying their young on their shoulders. When all had 

 reached the tree, some commenced to eat the luscious fruit as soon as plucked, while 

 others carried off their share to the stronger boughs of the neighboring trees, in 

 order to secure a better resting-place in which to devour their plunder at leisure. 

 These seated themselves on such boughs, with their tails firmly curled round the 

 same, and, placing the oranges between their hind legs, tried to open the skin with 

 their fingers. If they did not quickly succeed in this, they flung the fruit against 

 another bough in order by this means to soften the rind, at the same time venting 

 their displeasure at this unnecessary trouble by snarls and growls. Probably on 

 account of its bitter taste, none of them attempted to tear off the rind with their 

 teeth, but, as soon as an opening was made with their fingers, they proceeded to 

 tear out the juicy pulp, licking up the juice as it flowed out, and then eating the 

 pulp itself. When satisfied with their repast, the elder members of the family 

 stretched themselves along the boughs to sleep, while the juniors gamboled around, 

 swinging themselves by their tails from the branches, or going up them hand-over- 

 hand, like sailors up a rope. The gambols of these young ones are, however, 

 described as being awkward and ungainly, instead of light and graceful. The 

 mothers exhibited great care towards their young, carefully tending them, and 

 assiduously dressing and searching their fur. 



On another occasion the same traveler had the good fortune to witness a troop 

 of these sapajous descending from the forest to pillage a maize field. They were 

 seen to climb cautiously down from the trees, and venture by twos and threes into 

 the maize field ; and, having hastily gathered a few cobs, returned with all speed to 

 the forest to devour them at leisure. On the appearance of the spectator of their 

 movements, the whole of the members of the troop in the field promptly scampered 

 back to the trees, not forgetting, however, to carry with them their booty. Rengger 

 then shot a female carrying off a young one, which, though badly wounded, clung 

 for some time by her tail to a bough. At length, however, she fell lifeless to the 

 ground, with the young one still tightly clinging to her body, and, indeed, it was 

 not until the body had become cold that the hold was released. The young capuchin 



