192 THE NATURAL HISTCET OP 



Frederic Cuvier says, that they walk most com- 

 monly on all-fours, while at the same time they 

 are very active climbers. He confirms the opi. 

 nion of them' being gregarious, filling the forests 

 with their vast troops, and openly attacking those 

 enemies which they think they can overcome, while 

 they drive to a distance, by their numbers and scream- 

 ing an intruder of whose powers they are doubtful. 

 In a state of captivity it is capable of more than 

 ordinary powers of comprehension ; but, to improve 

 those abilities as far as possible, it should be procured 

 young, as with advanced age they generally become 

 more sullen and morose, and even sometimes danger- 

 ous. It is very frequently seen at home, and, next to 

 the green monkey, has the misfortune to be most 

 frequently selected to accompany strolling bands, and 

 owes most of its torments to the superior intelligence 

 it is endowed with. 



In captivity, it agrees with fruits, bread, and boiled 

 vegetables, particularly carrots and potatoes ; and its 

 natural gregarious dispositions appear also to be pre- 

 served in its delighting in the society of some little 

 animal, which is often placed in its company. Our 

 plate from Frederic Cuvier will give an idea of its 

 form and appearance. The females are nearly similar, 

 though generally less in -size. 



There is another tail-less animal which we would 

 introduce in this place, as forming the real passage to 

 the true Cynocephcdi. It is the Cynocephcdw niger 



