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semblance to man is sometimes extreme, and there are some 

 which, when young, have the facial line not more oblique 

 than in the negro ; but with age, in some the face projects, 

 becoming a muzzle, resembling that of the dog (Pig. 231). 

 The gestures and tricks of these animals have often a strong 



Fig. 230. White-fronted Mains or Lemur, with its Young. 



resemblance to our own. With the aid of a stick some hold 

 themselves upright, and even walk as we do, but nev-er steady 

 nor assured in their step, so that in the vertical position they 

 always seem constrained and ill at ease. On the other hand, 

 in the forest they display the utmost agility, and this seems 

 indeed to be their natural locality. To arms of great length, 



