THE NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK 



die of indigestion and lack of exercise. The white-handed 

 gibbon, farthest from man of the anthropoids, has a large 

 cage on the west of this hall and spends much time swing- 

 ing on the long bar provided for him in place of his native 

 tree-tops. 



The baboons are strong fierce animals accustomed to life 

 upon the ground surrounded by enemies, and have to be 

 treated with respect. Of these the mandrill of West Africa 

 is the most extraordinary and the golden baboon the best 

 tempered in captivity. The long-armed baboon, the chacma 

 baboon, the hamadryads of Arabia and others are also ex- 

 hibited, on the east of the central hall. These cages are all 

 provided with outdoor accommodations. Of the Old World 

 monkeys, the rhesus monkey of India, one of the sacred 

 species, the mona monkey and sooty mangabey of Africa, 

 the Japanese red-faced monkey and the entellus monkey of 

 India are to be found among other representative types. 



Except for the sapajous (the hand-organ monkeys) , which 

 are interesting for their prehensile tails, the New World 

 monkeys are not very hardy, the spider monkeys, sakis and 

 yarkes being especially delicate. The rare Humboldt's 

 woolly monkey has not been successfully kept inside in 

 small cages on account of its delicacy. 



The lemurs, monkey-like animals, chiefly from India or 

 Madagascar, are found east of the south hall. They belong 

 to the lowest group of the Primates and are nocturnal in 

 nature, but in the Primate House they appear to like the 

 sunshine. 



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