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Q UADR UMANA. 



FIG. 481. SKELETON OF MAN AND ORANG. 



the skeleton of man with that of one of the most man-like apes, 

 to perceive the dissimilarity of their structure. 



In their geographical distribution, the Ouadrumana must be 

 regarded as a tropical group. They are found in the forests and 

 rocky deserts of Southern Asia, South Africa, and of South 

 America, where they live in troops, and feed principally on fruits, 

 often descending to plunder the gardens and fields. In Africa 

 their range extends as far south as the Cape of Good Hope ; a 

 species of baboon-like monkey lives on the rock of Gibraltar : 

 this is their most northern locality. 



