GUENONS (Cercopithecus sabceus) RETREATING 

 FROM A MAIZE-FIELD 



The Guenons, of which one species is represented in the plate, 

 are typical long-tailed African monkeys, native to the tropical parts 

 of that continent. They are eminently arboreal, and live in troops, 

 which make organized raids upon the crops of the natives. They 

 are depicted here as retreating from threatened danger, of which 

 the vigilant sentinel on the fence at the back has given warning. 

 Maternal affection is well developed in monkeys, and in the back- 

 ground is shown the characteristic way in which the mother carries 

 her helpless young one about. In the centre will be noticed 

 another mother helping her partly-grown child over a difficult 

 place. The intelligent individual in the foreground is retreating 

 with a decent share of the plunder. 



