THE DOG-SHAPED MONKEYS— MACAQUES. 



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gray in the upper part, with a yellowish tinge over 

 the hips and buttocks ; the lower part is white, the 

 tail greenish above, gray below. The face, ears and 



PIG-TAILED MACAQUES. Natives of Sumatra, Borneo, and the Malay Peninsula, and are called Bruh, or 



"Climbers of Palms," by the natives, on account of their fondness for the fruit of these trees. They are harmless and 

 easily domesticated. The artist has sketched them with their favorite food, the hand of one of the animals resting 

 comfortably upon it. (Alacacits nemestrinits.) 



hands are of a light copper color ; the callosities of 

 a vivid red. The female lets her tail hang down, 

 while the male curves it laterally and inwardly. 

 The Magot, or The most important of all Macaques in 



"Barbary a certain respect is the Magot, Barbary 

 Ape-" Ape, or Tailless Ape {Macacus syl- 

 vanus, or Inuus ecaudatits) the only Monkey living in 

 the wild state in Europe. As he possesses no tail, 

 he has lately been considered as a representative of 

 a different species, but usually he is known as the 

 Turkish or Barbary Ape. His frame is slight, his 

 limbs slender, his fur and beard thick. The wrin- 

 kled face, the ears, hands and feet are flesh-colored, 

 the callosities bright red and the body is of a red- 

 dish-olive hue. The under surface of the body and 

 the inner sides of the limbs are lighter and grayish. 

 The length of a Magot is about thirty inches. 



There is no doubt that this Monkey was known 

 to the ancient Greeks under the name of Pithecus. 

 Pliny tells us that it imitated everything, could be 

 taught to play certain games, liked to be petted, 

 and propagated in captivity, etc. 



The Magot is a native of northwestern Africa. 

 It would appear that the animal lives gregariously, 

 in large troops, following the leadership of old ex- 

 perienced males. It is very clever, cunning and 

 scheming, agile and strong, and, in case of emer- 

 gency, defends itself excellently with its splendid 

 set of teeth. When the creature is excited it dis- 

 torts its face more than any other Monkey, moving 

 the lips in all directions and chattering with the 

 teeth. When it is frightened it utters a short, loud 

 scream. Desire and delight, horror and anger, are 

 only shown by grimaces and chattering of teeth. 

 When it is angry, it moves the wrinkled skin on the 



forehead up and down, puts the snout forward, and 

 presses the lips together in such a way as to form a 

 small and perfectly round hole. The Magot inhab- 

 its mountainous regions, 

 and is as much at home on 

 rocks as on trees. It is 

 said that it feeds on in- 

 sects and worms like the 

 Baboon, and therefore 

 keeps lifting up stones, 

 which occasionally roll 

 down hill and endanger the 

 safety of passers-by. It is 

 also thought to be very 

 fond of Scorpions ; very 

 adroitly twisting off their 

 poisonous tails, and eat- 

 ing them greedily. But it 

 is also satisfied with small- 

 er insects and worms, and 

 the smaller the game the 

 more zealously it is hunted, 

 and the more voraciously 

 it is eaten. The prey is 

 carefully taken up, gazed 

 upon with a satisfied 

 chuckle, and speedily de- 

 voured. 

 The Troop of The Magot 

 Magots at is the only 

 Gibraltar. Monkey 

 that inhabits Europe in a 

 wild state. I was told 

 when I visited the south 

 of Spain, that the band of 

 these Monkeys at Gibral- 

 tar was rather numerous, but did not often show 

 itself. One could see the animals looking for in- 



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BLACK BABOON. This picture presents the Black Baboon when 



in motion upon the ground and shows its Dog-like action, a characteristic 

 of its family. The thumbs spread out when it is walking or running and the 

 crest and stubby tail are shaken when it is angered. {Cynocephalus niger.) 



from the fortress, if he had a 

 field glass. They hardly ever 



sects 

 good 



under stones, 

 telescope or 



