-* Apes and Monkeys 



ticks fasten exclusively on to the eyelids, and cause had 

 festering sores. 



Many years ago I lotind a large numher of mhcgas in 

 the Kahe and Aruschu-Chini oases, \vhich are connected 

 with the Kilimanjaro highlands hy permanent water- 

 courses and high trees. Hut, as 1'rof. Hans Meyer 

 remarked, they are distinguished from the guere/as of 

 the mountains hy their shorter hair. 



I was informed that these monkeys were not hunted 

 hy the natives, as they were: considered sacred. Hut in 

 1890 the hunting Askans ol the: Moshi station were not 

 long ahle to withhold their rifles from this harmless animal. 

 I hey went out on monkey-hunting expeditions lasting tor 

 several days. Xow the- animal is a rarity -if any are to 

 he found at all. 



In ]<)on 1 shot three mhegas ol the Kahe oasis, taking 

 three days to do it. for the I'x-rlin Museum. Not on!\ here, 

 hut everywhere on the mountains a rigorous pursuit has 

 latch' heen organised. 1 frequently found traders, (irceks 

 as well as Indians, with many hundred of mhega-skins 

 ready to he sent to Kurope. A missionary amused him- 

 self in his spare time hy hringmg down good specimens 

 ol this monkey, worth seven shillings apiece. lie told me 

 he managed to kill as many as nighty in one month ! 



A monkey very similar to the white-tailed guenva is 

 lound in \\est Africa, which some years ago was much in 

 voLjue, and ol which, according to official reports, several 

 hundred thousands were exported. It will not he long 

 hetore the supplies m the isolated and not over-extensive 

 lorests ol Kilimanjaro and the Meru Mountains are 



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