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fectly opposable ; teeth tuberculous, approximating 

 the form of insectivorse. The first genus contains 



LEMUR, the Lemurs, properly so called. Dental 

 formula, in. , Ian. {-\, mol. -f = 38. The form 

 of the head and tail gives them a mixed aspect, as if 

 they were quadrumanous foxes ; they are of the size 

 of a domestic cat, or smaller, very active, cleanly, 

 and tameable ; the voice is a shrill whistling, or a 

 guttural grunting. They are exclusively found in 

 Madagascar; but we have had occasion to observe 

 many domesticated in the tropics, and found them 

 never asleep in the night ; the pupils of the eyes 

 expanding and contracting most rapidly with the 

 changes of the light, or the excitement of passions ; 

 ever watchful after insects, but greedy of fruit, and, 

 therefore, very jealous of children, while they were 

 gentle and playful with grown persons. 



L. catta. Ring-tailed Lemur, Mococo of Edwards. 

 Blue-grey, with a rosy tint on the back; pure 

 white beneath ; tail ringed with black and white ; 

 with the arms stretched, the forefingers involuntarily 

 close. They are harmless and active. 



L. macaco. The Vari or Ruffed Lemur. Pied 

 with large spaces of black and white. The Black 

 Lemur of Edwards is only an individual entirely of 

 that colour. The Van is the largest and fiercest 

 of the genus, capable of making excessively loud 

 noises. M. F. Cuvier mentions one which, in the 

 night, killed and devoured another that was kept in 

 the same cage with him, leaving only the skin. 



L. ruber, Geoff. Red Lemur. Bright reddish 



