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General description. 



follow their leader, and perform the same leap 

 with the greatest facility and safety. 



This is a very delicate animal., and cannot be 

 transplanted from its native climate. 



THE CINGALESE MONKEY. 



THIS animal is described by Professor Thim- 

 berg, as being about the size of a small cat, and 

 having a long, hairy, and tapering tail : the body 

 is grey; the face blackish, bald, and very little 

 shaded with hair; the beard on the chin and 

 cheeks is white, and turned backwards, the hairs 

 standing however, nearly erect, and almost cover- 

 ing the ears in front. The hands and feet are of 

 a blackish colour, and naked ; the nails long and 

 blunt, and the thumb detached and short. The 

 tips of the ears are rounded, almost bare, and 

 black. 



These animals are kept tame in many parts of 

 Ceylon. They are easily domesticated ; and in 

 this state generally sit upright, with their hands 

 crossed over each other. When they observe 

 an acquaintance, they immediately leap towards 

 him; testifying their joy by fawning, and by 

 a peculiar kind of cry. They are of a very gen- 

 tle disposition, and never bite, unless much irri- 

 tated. If any person kiss and caress a child in 

 the presence of one of these animals, it expresses 

 a desire to do the same. If a child is beateji in 



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