MONKEYS. 13 



like the foot of Man. About eighty kinds of Monkeys 

 live in the forests of the warm parts of Asia and Africa, 

 and even more kinds in South America. Those of Af- 

 rica and Asia have thirty-two teeth, their nostrils near to- 

 gether, and their tail, even when present, is not capable 



Fig. 35. Orang-Outang. 



of grasping objects. Most of the Monkeys of America 

 have thirty-six teeth, the nostrils far apart, and many 

 of them have the tail capable of grasping objects, and 

 thus of being used in climbing and in picking up objects 



