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L. tardigradus. (Lat. slow-paced.) The SLOW-PACED LEMUR 

 is "an animal of small size, scarcely equal to that of a cat." Tha 

 largest yet noticed is but sixteen inches long. The apparent clum- 

 siness of its form is much increased by the manner in which it 

 usually contracts itself into a kind of ball. The large eyes have 

 transverse pupils capable of being closed during the day, and very 

 largely dilated at night. The hair is long, close and woolly, and 

 of a deep ashy gray with a brownish tinge. A brown or chestnut 

 band runs along the middle of the back. Urider the true tongue 

 is a second tongue, narrow and sharp pointed, which the animal 

 projects in connection with the other when he drinks, and also 

 when he eats, especially when eating flies, of which he is very 

 fond ; but he is able to retain the second within his mouth at 

 pleasure. One of this species was a pet of Sir William Jones, 

 during I, is residence in India. 



Galago. The GALAGOS, found in Africa and India. These 

 animals have round heads, short muzzles, and very large eyes 

 and ears. The feet are five-fingered, with the exception of the 

 first finger of the hind feet, which has a sharp awl-shaped claw. 

 The tail is very long and hairy. Their large ears close when 

 they sleep, but open upon their hearing any noise. They make 

 their nests, squirrel-like, in the branches of trees, and cover it 

 with a bed of leaves or grass for their young. Their food con- 

 sists of soft fruits and insects. They are found in great numbers 

 among the gum-trees of the desert of Sahara, and are particularly 

 fond of the gum yielded by these trees. Thence they are taken 

 by the Moors, and carried to the coast for sale, where they are 

 named "animals of the Gum." These animals are gentle and 

 pretty, but small, the length of the body being only seven inches, 

 and that of the tail, nine. 



Of the several species, the one most worthy of notice is the G. 

 Mohoh. The MOHOLI. This singular but beautiful animal, 

 peculiar to Africa, has a long glossy tail, very long hinder legs, 

 large, bare and spreading ears. The color of the tail is a medi- 

 um between a yellowish brown and cochineal red ; the fur is 

 throughout of the same color; that of the other parts is a dark 

 slate color, except at and near the surface ; the eyes are a deep 

 topaz yellow. In its grimaces and active movements, it resem- 

 bles the monkey. It is rarely seen during the day, which it 

 spends in the nest it forms in the forks of branches, or in the 

 cavities of decayed trees. Its length from the nose to the tip of 

 the tail is sixteen inches. 



The TARSIERS are found in the Molucca islands. These have 

 tarsi, which are very long, and this gives to their hinder limbs a 



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