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MONKEYS. 



and a half in length of trunk ; while the beautiful timid 



marmoset is so small 

 that it may be in- 

 closed in the two 

 hands. Some have 

 tails twice the length 

 of their bodies ; the 

 caudal appendages 

 of others appear to 

 have been docked, 

 or are altogether 

 absent. The long 

 tails of some are 

 prehensile, and have 

 a smooth surface, 

 which enables them 

 to employ it as a 

 fifth hand ; others 

 are covered with 

 thick bushy hair, 

 and are employed 

 apparently only in 

 balancing the ani- 

 mal. When night 

 comes they roll 

 themselves into a 

 ball, huddled to- 

 gether as close as 

 may be, to keep 

 themselves warm. Sometimes it happens that a few little 

 monkeys have not been alert enough to get into the ball, and 



TAKINO A SIESTA. 



