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from the muzzle to the tail is, in the full grown animal, four and 

 a half feet, and the tail is even longer than the body. When 

 young, they seem gentle and free from malice ; but their charac- 

 ters do not improve by age. This animal is very active in the 

 capture of serpents, stealing upon the poisonous reptile when 

 asleep, and grinding down the reptile's head until the poisonous 

 fangs are destroyed. 



QUESTIONS ON THE QUADRUMANA. 



What is the second order of animals ? What three families does this 

 order include? Give the derivation of the order and the families. Where 

 is their location or habitat? Why was the name Quadrumana given to 

 these animals ? Have they any weapons for defence ? With what are they 

 endowed ? For what does their peculiar structure adapt them ? Of what 

 benefit is their muscular strength ? What is said of their leaping powers ? 

 What of the Barbary apes ? Where are these found ? Are any other of 

 the Quadrumana found in Europe? How does the hand of the most perfect 

 Quadrumana compare with man's ? What is said of the thumb ? Of the 

 fingers and of the palm? What of the teeth and the hair? What is their 

 principal food ? What change occurs from domestication ? 



Spell and define the following words, giA 7 ing examples of each as you 

 proceed: Carnivorous, flesh-eating; (Lat. caro, flesh, and voro, to devour.) 

 2<rugivorous, eating fruits, seeds or corn ; (Lat. fruges, corn.) Omnivorous, 

 eating grain, or feeding on seeds ; (Lat. pranum, grain.) Herbivorous, eat- 

 ing herbs, feeding on vegetables ; (Lat. herba, herb.) Insectivorous, .eating 

 insects ; Lat. insecta, insect, and voro, to devour.) Apivorous, bee eating ; 

 (Lat. apis, a bee.) Apiary, a place where bees are kept. Piscivorous, fish 

 eating, living on fish ; (Lat. piscis, a fish. ) Reptilivorous, eating snakes, 

 toads, and other reptiles ; (Lat. rcptilis, from repo, to creep.) Omnivorous, 

 eating everything, devouring all kinds of food; (Lat. omnis, all.) 



To what regions are quadrumanous animals peculiar ? In what respects 

 are they useful? What divisions do the SIMIADAE include? How are these 

 divisions readily distinguished from one another? What is said of the 

 monkeys of this family ? Which is the genus first named, and from what 

 is the name derived ? Where is it found, and what is said of its resem- 

 blance to man ? Describe its appearance, habits, &c. Why is it difficult 

 to obtain it alive ? Have attempts been made to import these animals, and 

 with what success ? What is said of Tommy ? Describe him particularly. 

 What is the difference between a biped and a quadruped ? Ans. One is two- 

 footed, (Lat. bis, two, pes, afoot;) the other four-footed, (Lat. quatnor, four, 

 pe.s, foot.) What between a bimanous and a quadrumanous animal ? From 

 what language is the Orang-Outang derived ? From what are the generic and 

 specific names derived ? Where is it found ? What is said of it ? Where 

 does it live ? For what kind of a residence is it fitted by its long arms and 

 hooked hands? What does it construct among the branches of trees? 

 Does it often leave them, and for what? How many species are found in 

 Borneo? Which is the largest and most powerful? What is it justly 

 named ? Is the Orang of Sumatra of the same species ? What is said of 

 their size, and what account do persons give who have seen them in their 

 native woods ? Why do the Borneans dread them ? What is the generic 

 term for the long armed ape, or Gibbon ? From what derived ? What 



