184 Quadrupeds. 



THE LEMUK AND THE MONGOOS, 

 (Lemur macaco and Lemur albifrons,) 



MAY be considered as the connecting link between the 

 Monkeys and the genuine quadruped. Their habits are 

 nocturnal, whence they have been called Lemurs, or 

 ghosts. They pass a considerable portion of the day in 

 sleep, rolled up like a ball, with the large tail passed 

 between the hind legs, and twisted round the neck. They 

 live in troops, more or less numerous, like the apes and 

 monkeys, on trees, and climb with great quickness, and 

 leap with so much force as frequently to rise ten feet at 

 a single bound. They feed on fruits, roots, &c. } and 

 carry their food to their mouth with their hands, like 

 the apes ; their voice, when not alarmed, is a quick 

 grunt. Their nocturnal and unobtrusive habits may 

 probably account in some degree for the rarity of their 

 appearance. They are all inhabitants of Madagascar, 

 but allied species are also found in Bengal, and other 

 parts of Hindostan, in Ceylon, and Java. The above 

 specimens are from the Zoological Gardens, and are the 

 White-fronted and the Black and White Lemurs. 



