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THE MONKEY TRIBE 



general colour is light olive-brown, silvery grey under- 

 neath, and the hair on the head not infrequently stands 

 almost on end to form a pointed tuft. The face is as 

 remarkable as anything that can be found in the whole 

 of the animal creation. The cheek bones of the male 

 are elevated on each side, with oblique ridges of a brilliant 

 blue. Between the blue masses is a wide stripe of scarlet 

 extending to the end of the snout. The callosities on the 

 hinder part are usually of a vivid scarlet hue, assisting to 

 make the Mandrill still more repulsive. 



SKELETON OF THE MANDRILL. 



Even if taken young it is not easily domesticated, though, 

 like most animals, it can be rendered comparatively docile 

 by kind but firm treatment. A Mandrill was for a long 

 time an object of interest at Exeter Change. He would 

 sit in a chair with great gravity while he smoked a pipe ; 

 it was doubtful whether he relished tobacco, but it was 

 very certain that he had a special fondness for gin. 



But even in captivity the animal will suddenly exhibit 

 the most violent fury without any apparent reason, and 



