34f AN1MAI.S IN MENAGERIES. 



face this mane is of a reddish colour^ but as it recedes 

 from the cheeks it becomes paler ; and the face itself, as 

 also the hands and feet, are of a dusky purple. The ears 

 are round and naked ; the claws are small and sharp ; 

 and the tail rather bushy at its extremity. The gloss 

 upon the fur is particularly rich when held in the sun. 



The Slow-paced Lemur. 



Stenops tardigradus, Illiger, Lemur tardigradus, Linn. Loris 

 tardigradus, Nycticebus tardigradus, Gcnffroy. Nycticebus 

 Bengalensis, Desmarest. 



This is, perhaps, the best known species of the very 

 singular group of animals we shall now notice : it is Cer- 

 tainly, at present, the most interesting, from its manners 

 having been detailed by several agreeable writers. From 

 these we shall select that from the pen of sir William 

 Jones, as being written with that elegance and taste 

 which distinguishes all the productions of that great 

 man. " The manners of my little favourite," observes 

 sir William, " were for the most part gentle, except in 

 the cold season, when his temper seemed wholly changed. 

 His Creator, who made him so sensible of cold, to which 

 he must have been often exposed in his native forests^ 

 probably, for this reason, gave him a thick coat of fur. 

 To me he was at all times grateful ; but when I dis- 

 turbed him in winter, he was usually indignant, and 

 seemed to reproach me with the uneasiness he felt, 

 although every possible precaution to insure him warmth 

 was taken. He was at all times pleased with being 

 stroked; but his temper, which was usually quick, was 

 so irritable under the effects of cold, that he Avould then 

 become, if repeatedly disturbed, quite fierce. From a 

 little after sunrise until sunset he rolled himself up like 

 a hedgehog, and slept without intermission. So soon as 

 he awoke, his first occupation was licking and dressing 

 himself like a cat; after which he took what was to him 

 a breakfast, consisting either of bananas, mangos, or 

 some other native fruits : milk he lapped eagerly, but 



