THE SAJOU 



Description Affection towards the jroung. 



to abandon it while living ; but when she is kil- 

 led, it falls to the ground, and may be easily 

 taken. 



TEE SAJOU. 



THIS is one of the most lively, dexterous, 

 and amusing animals of the whole monkey 

 genus. It is about the size of a small cat; with 

 a brown body, and flesh-coloured face and ears. 

 It is principally found in the woods of America ; 

 but its constitution seems well adapted to a tem- 

 perate climate, and several instances have occur- 

 red of its breeding in Europe. One pair pro- 

 duced at Bordeaux, in the year 1764; and the 

 affection of the parents toward their little charge 

 afforded a truly interesting spectacle. They 

 were continually carrying it about or caressing 

 it; the father and mother taking it alternately; 

 but now and then, when it did not hold properly, 

 they gave it a pretty severe bite. Few animals 

 are more whimsical than these in their taste and 

 affections, entertaining partiality to some persons, 

 and frequently the greatest aversion to others. 



M. Buffon mentions a variety of this species, 

 called the grey sajou; but it only differs from 

 the former in the colour of its hair. 



