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VARIOUS CHARACTERISTICS 



laugh. At another the Widow Monkey (S. lugens), 

 apparently a timid and innocent creature, is seen 

 resting on some near branch. There she will re- 

 main for hours motionless, as if absorbed in the 



THE CACAJAO (Simia melanocephala). 



memory of her griefs ; but though remarkable for 

 a look of pensiveness and timidity, she is mindful 

 of her own advantage. She will not, perhaps, ven- 

 ture to attack you, because she well knows how 

 to appreciate her own powers, but she is watching 

 for prey. The moment she perceives an oppor- 

 tunity, she will dart like a tigress upon some 

 small bird, or unsuspecting animal, and devour it 

 without remorse. 



