

V KliTKl'.K ATA. 



HAOOT, OB BABBABY AI'E. — (See p. 92.1 



n the coast of Malabar; the first is quite black, with glossy hair and a white beard 



round the chin, measuring rather more than a palm in length. The other monkeys pay to this 



ind a respect, that they arc humble in his presence, as though they appreciated his supe- 



ty. The prince - and mighty lords hold him in much estimation for his endowments of gravity, 



! the appearance of wisdom above every other monkey. lie is readily trained to 



cen monies and affected courtesies, which he goes through with so grave a face 



and ctly, that it is a most wonderful thing to see them so exactly performed by an irra- 



d create 



I j • • r.tl posture of the species is on all-fours or seated, in which positions it generally takes 



by the hands <»r by bringing the mouth to it. Its first operation in feeding is gen- 



v t<> till the cheek-pouches. It sleeps cither on its side or sitting, bent forward, and with 



i the breast. In captivity they have exhibited varied temperaments. One in England was 



. npirit, and mischief, while another was melancholy and staid in its deportment; and yet 



the health of both these animals appeared to be equally good, nor was there much difference in 



tin [ta Dsual length is eighteen inches. 



wanderoo was known to the ancient-, and is supposed to have been first made known to 

 onquesta of Alexander. Ctesias had previously spoken of "a race of men inhabit- 

 ing of India. ha\ ing leads like dogs, but with larger teeth. They also have nails, but 

 r and more rounded. They bark, but do not talk : they have tails like dogs, but more hairy." 

 i I to have been wanderoo monkeys, it not being difficult in an ignorant age, 



thine renin:.- and Bt range is exaggerated, for the common rumor to convert these ere,; 



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en. 



Macai , M. cynomolgus, is also the Egret Monkey of Buffon and Daubenton, and 



!'• L, Sumatra, and some of the adjacent isles. The hair of this 



short, of a brown olive, spotted with black on the body, and gray on the lower parts. 



ten inches in length, and is Btrong and robust, bearing the winter of a temperate 



ter than most monkeys. Nevertheless, in the museums of Europe, like nearly all the 



ir-handcd family, it often dies early from pulmonary consumption. In COB- 



ontcnted, and of filthy moral and physical habits. Though not deficient in 



''• the force and brutality of its pa-ions that little education can be bestowed 



. Borne of the females have produced in captivity, though frequently they 



' their offspring. In Other cases, the young ones have remained attached to 



r for several weeks, she leaping and climbing about aS" if not thus enciuii- 



the infant is a little older.it is permitted to try walking, yet the parent always 



